While reading Habakkuk, I found it strange that God would answer
Habakkuk so directly. God didn’t feel the need to answer Job when he asked “Why?”
In fact Job was more than chastised for asking WHY. In Job chapters 38-41, God
goes off on a tangent about how almighty and powerful He is to Job. I personally
think that Job deserved an answer way more than Habakkuk. Habakkuk not only
gets one answer out of God but question after question God gives an answer. How
fair is that? What are we to get out of this dialog between the two?
William Mounce discusses on his webpage http://www.biblicaltraining.org/wiki/Habakkuk_and_Faith_%2852_Stories_-_William_Mounce%29
the possible reasons God revealed his plan to Habakkuk. Mounce’s view is a
lesson if Faith. God was trying to teach Habakkuk that He would work all things
out. Habakkuk doesn’t like answer number one so he ask question number two. God
continues to answer him to demonstrate His all-knowing power to mankind.
At http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Bible/Habakkuk-Sermon.pdf,
David Ahl explains that even the structure of the Book of Habakkuk is different
than that of any other prophet. He explains that it is more closely structured like
literature than the other Books. Ahl also develops the lesson we are to gain
from reading Habakkuk. He states that we should learn to ask God if we have
questions, be patient for answers, and have faith that God has our best
interest at heart. This is pretty close to the way I perceived this Book of the
Bible. It is written so that the reader can understand question is asked, God
answers, but not the way we expect. Also that God is all-knowing. So basically
it is a lesson in trust.

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