French philosopher Voltaire held a grudge against the prophet Habakkuk. When questioned by a German scholar about Habakkuk’s life, Voltaire quipped, “Sir, you hardly know this Habakkuk; this rogue is capable of anything!”1 Whatever the reason for his negativity toward the prophet, Voltaire was wrong. Habakkuk was no rogue. In the prophet’s day, destruction and turmoil lay firmly on the horizon. His own people had turned away from God, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire came crushing down