O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Habakkuk 1:2 I think we can all relate to Habakkuk in one way or another. Like Jonah, he wore his heart on his sleeve and yet unlike Jonah, he wasn’t angry… Continue reading Habakkuk – Faith with Confusion
Tag: Reading Plan – Minor Prophets – Nahum and Habakkuk
Habakkuk – Faith with Contentment
Faith with Contentment Habakkuk 3:18 – Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Through the vision that the Lord revealed to Habakkuk, it was clear that although the Babylonians were the conduit of God’s judgement on Judah, they would also face God’s judgement at a… Continue reading Habakkuk – Faith with Contentment
Nahum – Final Battle
Final Battle Nahum 3:18 – Your shepherds are asleep, O king of Assyria; your nobles slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains with none to gather them. The book of Nahum depicts a battle between the stronghold of Assyria’s capital and the Lord of hosts; between the one who thought they held the power… Continue reading Nahum – Final Battle
Nahum – Fetters Broken
Fetters Broken Nahum 2:1 – The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength. For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel. Jonah and Nahum are different to the other minor prophet books in that the prophesy is… Continue reading Nahum – Fetters Broken
Nahum – Faithfulness Betrayed
Faithfulness Betrayed Nahum 1:3 – The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. The Lord had done miraculous things for his people and performed wonders before their… Continue reading Nahum – Faithfulness Betrayed
