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Zdravko Stefanovic Principal Contributor

Seek theLord andLive!

Major Lessons From Minor Prophets


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Seek the Lord and LiveContents

1 Spiritual Adultery Hosea2 Love and Judgment: Gods Dilemma Hosea

3 A Holy and Just God Joel

4 Lord of All Nations Amos

5 Seek the Lord and Live! Amos

6 Eager to Forgive Jonah

7 Gods Special People Micah

8 Trusting Gods Goodness Habakkuk

9 The Day of the Lord Zephaniah

10 First Things First! Haggai

11 Vision of Hope Zechariah

12 Heavens Best Gift Zechariah

13 Lest We Forget! Malachi


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Seek the Lord and LiveOur Goal {169}

ITS PRESENT TRUTHGodsmessage to us today just as it was a

message to those who lived in thetime of these twelve writers who,

though long gone, still speak.

The question is, will we listen?


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Seek the Lord and LiveLesson 8, May 25

Trusting Gods Goodness

(Habakkuk)


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)Key Text

Habakkuk 2:14 NASB

FOR THE EARTH will be filled

with the knowledge of the glory ofthe Lord, as the waters cover the

sea.


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)Initial Words {255}

HABAKKUK WITNESSED INJUSTICE,violence, and evil. Even worse, God

appeared to be silent amid it all,though He did ask Habakkuk to trust

in His promises.

The prophet did not live to see thefulfillment of those promises; yet he

learned to trust in them anyway.


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)Quick Look

1.Habakkuks FirstProblem(Habakkuk 1:2, 3)

2.Habakkuks SecondProblem(Habakkuk 2:2-4)

3.Habakkuks Psalm of Praise(Habakkuk 3:17-19)


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)1. Habakkuks First Problem

Habakkuk 1:2, 3 NKJVO LORD, HOW long shall I cry, andYou will not hear? Even cry up to

You, Violence! and You will notsave. Why do You show me iniquity,

and cause me to see trouble?For plundering and violence arebefore me; there is strife, and

contentions arise.


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1. Habakkuks First ProblemPerplexed Prophet{256}

HABAKKUK IS UNIQUE amongprophets because he does not speakfor God to the people but rather he

speaks to God about the people.

The prophet begins his struggle to

understand Gods purposes with acry of bewilderment:O Lord, how long?


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Habakkuk knows well how muchGod loves justice and hates

oppression; so, he wants to knowwhy God allows injustice to

continue.

All around he notices violence andlaw-breaking, and it seems that thewicked triumph over the righteous.


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Gods answer reveals His futureplans. He will use the army ofBabylon to punish the people.

This announcement surprises theprophet. He did not anticipate that

God would use such a ruthless armyto discipline Judah.


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)2. Habakkuks Second Problem

Habakkuk 2:2, 3 NKJV

WRITE THE VISION. For the vision

is yet for an appointed time.Though it tarries, wait for it; becauseit will surely come.

Behold the proud, his soul is notupright in him; but the just shall live

by faith.


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2. Habakkuks Second ProblemLiving by Faith {257}

GODS ANSWER POSES an even morevexing question: can a righteous Goduse the wicked to punish those who

are more righteous than they?Habakkuks question in verse 17 has

to do with divine justice. He waspuzzled by the certainty that hiscountry would be judged by another

nation, one worse than his own.

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2. Habakkuks Second ProblemFor the Earth Shall Be Filled {258}

Gods answer mocks the proudoppressor. Five woes affirm themessage that Babylons doom is

sealed. The punishment on theenemy will be in accordance with the

measure for measure principle.

They will reap what they sow,because God cannot be mocked by

proud human beings.

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2. Habakkuks Second ProblemFor the Earth Shall Be Filled {258}

In contrast to the oppressor, therighteous have the promise of

eternal life in Christ,

regardless of what happens tothem here in this life.

The righteous are persistent in theirwait for divine intervention,even if they see it only at the

Second Coming.

T i G d G d (H b kk k)


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)3. Habakkuks Psalm of Praise

Habakkuk 3:17-19 NKJVTHOUGHTHE FIG tree may not blossom,nor fruit be on the vines;the olives

may fail, and the fields yield nofood;the flock be cut off from the

foldand no herds in the stallsyet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joyin the gladness of His salvation. The

Lord God is my strength.

3 H b kk k P l f P i


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3. Habakkuks Psalm of PraiseRemembering Gods Fame {259}

HABAKKUK EXPRESSES HISacceptance of Gods ways in a prayer

set to music. Being fully aware ofGods power, he asks the Lord toremember His mercy when the

judgment begins.With one eye he looks back to the

Exodus event while with the other he



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The hymn describes Gods deliveranceof Israel from the Egyptian bondage.

What has happened at the time of the

Exodus is a foreshadowing of thegreat judgment day.

The godly should not be anxiousabout the day of the Lord, but theymust wait, persevere, and rejoice in

the hope that is theirs.



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The hymn is also a celebration of thepower, glory, and victorious nature

of God. Habakkuk describes the Lordas sovereign over the whole earth.The revelation of His glory is

comparable to the splendor of thesunrise.


T ti G d G d (H b kk k)


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Trusting Gods Goodness (Habakkuk)Final Words {258}

THEFAITH THAT strengthenedHabakkukwas the same faith that

sustains Gods people today. In the

darkest hoursthe Christian believer

may keep his soul stayed upon the

source of all light and power. Day byday, through faith in God, his hopeand courage may be renewed.

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