Homiletics Study: Children of the Promise – Kingdom Divided
Lesson 28 Passage: Habakkuk
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Habakkuk complaint: injustice and God’s answer (Habakkuk 1:1-11) 1. Complaint – You don’t listen a. Cries for help, and “violence” but you don’t listen and save (1:1-2) b. Why must I look at injustice, destruction and violence with strife and abounding conflict (1:3) c. Law is paralyzed, injustice prevails and justice is perverted (1:16-22) 2. Lord’s Answer – I am going to act a. You will be utterly amazed and wouldn’t believe if I told you. (1:5) b. Lord is raising ruthless Babylonians to sweep across the earth. (1:6-8) c. Babylonians they are feared, swift and devour (1:9) d. They mock kings and laugh at fortified cities; their strength is their god (1:10-11) | Habakkuk complaint: God’s toleration of treacherous, unjust, and wicked; God’s answer (Habakkuk 1:12-2:20) 1. Complaint – Toleration of Wicked a. Habakkuk describes God (1:12-13a) b Question of God’s toleration of the wicked who swallow up more righteous (1:13b-15) c. They destroy without mercy (1:17) d. Watching and waiting for an answer (2:1) 2. Lord’s answer – A revelation: God acts at appointed time with a declaration of the “Woes” (2:2-3) a. Enemy described: puffed up, arrogant, greedy (2:4-5) b. Enemy piles up stolen goods; it will come back at you (2:6-8) c. Enemy builds his house on unjust gain; it will bring shame and death (2:9-11) d. Enemy builds a city on bloodshed and injustice; worth nothing but fuel for fire (2:12-14) e. Enemy intoxicates neighbors see their nakedness; bringing shame rather than glory (2:15-16) f. Violence will be overwhelmed (2:17) g. Idols: can anyone trust their own creation; they are useless (2:18-19) h. Lord is in His temple; let the earth be silent before Him (2:20) | Habakkuk’s prayer of praise to God (Habakkuk 3) 1. Heard of fame and awe of deeds; do it again in our day (3:1-2) 2. God you are like the rising sun in splendor (3:3-4) 3. You are powerful using plagues, and earthquakes to punish (3:5-6) 4. Lord you display power in nature (3:7-10) 5. You threshed the nations (3:11-12) 6. You crushed the leader of wickedness (3:13-15) 7. I wait for your work the calamity of the invading nation (3:16) 8. I rejoice in God my Savior (3:17-18) 9. Lord is my strength and enables me (3:19) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Habakkuk complaint: injustice and God’s answer | Habakkuk 1:1-11 |
Habakkuk complaint: God’s toleration of treacherous, unjust and wicked; God’s answer | Habakkuk 1:12-2:20 |
Habakkuk’s prayer of praise to God | Habakkuk 3 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Habakkuk questions God wanting justice and punishment for wicked enemy |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT an active dialog with God can bring forward truth for our life situations. |
Specific Application Questions
How do you depend on God when you experience injustice? |
Where are you impatient waiting for the Lord to act? What is your prayer at this time? |
How do you remember God’s mighty works? |
Principles to Remember
God will amaze |
God’s timing is not our own |
God is our power and strength |
Characteristic of God
Sovereign Lord |
Theme
God is the righteous judge and can be our encouragement even with evil all around; he is sovereign in all things. |
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