Habakkuk Foreword

Sermon on Habakkuk 1:2

I. THE SILENCE OF GOD IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS THAT THE BELIEVER HAS TO CONTEND WITH. A. When you pray and it seems that God is not hearing. 1. O Lord how long shall I cry and you will not hear? 2. We have all experienced this kind of a test of faith in our lives. a. We pray for a situation and nothing seems to change. b. Or what is even worse, sometimes the situatio...

Sermon on Habakkuk 2:1-4

"THE PLACE OF VICTORY" I. THE PERPLEXING PROBLEM. A. It seemed as though everything was going wrong. 1. Evil was triumphing over good. 2. The judicial system had broken down. a. The courts became a mockery. b. The guilty were not being punished. 1. They were being released to continue their crimes. Thus: 3. They lost all respect for the law. a. Violence increased. b. Stri...

Sermon on Habakkuk 3:17-19

"DANCING FAITH" I. THE BLEAK SCENE. A. Fig tree not blossom, no fruit on vines. 1. In an age when no canning or refrigeration. 2. Dried fruit was an important part of winter food. a. Figs and raisins were two of the main fruits dried. b. No figs or grapes means long hard winter. B. The labor of the olive shall fail. 1. From the olive they derived their oil. 2. They also cou...

Sermon on Habakkuk 3:17, 18

Intro: It is easy to praise God when everything is going great. The text describes the conditions yet the prophet is jubilant. Either a nut or has learned a secret. I. IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THIS WAY. A. Book opens with prophets complaint to God. 1. 1:2, 3, 4. 2. The whole scene is chaotic, anarchy, riots, the judges are corrupted, the laws weakened; no justice. 3. Worse of all God ...

Sermon on Habakkuk 3:17, 18

Intro: Striking contrast between condition and experience-conditions of desolation; experience of jubilation. I. HE DID NOT START ON THIS LEVEL 1:2-4. A. He looked at prevailing anarchy, "Why are you doing nothing?" B. God assured him, He was at work, He was bringing the Chaldeans to punish them. 1. How can you use a more wicked people to punish? C. "I will get to my tower and ...

Sermon on Habakkuk 3:17, 18

"JUMPING FOR JOY" Intro: Striking contrast between condition and experience condition described, utter desolation - experience Jubilation. I. HE DID NOT BEGIN ON THIS LEVEL 1:2-4. A. He saw the violence and anarchy. 1. Things are deteriorating, and you're not doing anything about it. B. God assures him that He is working vs. 5. 1. "If I told you, you would not believe." 2. Go...