Habakkuk
was a prophet
before the fall of Israel
to Babylon (Chaldea). He
foresees that the Babylonians will one day overtake his nation.
The first part book is structured somewhat like a Q&A. Habakkuk
questions how God
can allow wicked people to do so much evil in the world.
Where is justice
and righteousness?
God answers that He will bring justice in His own time and ways. In the case of
Israel, it will come at the hands of the Chaldeans. In the case of the even
more wicked Chaldeans, they would fall to powerful enemies.
The latter part of the book is a long prayer of mourning over
what Habakkuk sees will happen. In the end, the prophet expresses his faith in
God and trusts the Lord to strengthen him and carry him through the days to
come.
