Smith to argue that the book of Habakkuk is akin to a “rare look at the private diary of a confused preacher.”2 OUTLINE OF HABAKKUK Oracle (Hab 1:1) First complaint (Hab 1:2–4) First divine response (Hab 1:5–11) Second complaint (Hab 1:12–17; 2:1) Second divine response (Hab 2:2–20) Prayer (Hab 3:1) Programmatic introduction (Hab 3:2) The divine march to Egypt (Hab 3:3–15) The prophet’s response (Hab 3:16–19) Two major sections organize Habakkuk’s prayers and God’s responses. The first is the “oracle”
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