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Habakkuk enters into a discussion with the Lord. Our prophet is concerned about the peoples response to his preaching. There is none; from the towns folk that is. The inhabitants of Judah are continuing on with their idolatrous living.

The prophet asks God straight out, what is He going to do about it? The Lord tells him to sit tight. He then informs Habakkuk that the Babylonians are being brought up to speed. That this empire will defeat Judah and teach them a severe lesson.

Habakkuk is not happy with this arrangement. He tells the Lord so. After all how can a Holy God use unholy people to teach the Jews a lesson. This does not sound right to the prophet at all.

God is patience and loving towards his people and to His prophets. He answers Habakkuk this way. Wickedness will always be defeated and so will wicked people. Those who trust in me will have nothing to fear.

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