Habakkuk: The Nature of Biblical Faith
Jan 13, 2021 • Pastor Paul Edwards
The vision of Habakkuk 2:2-20 is the answer to Habakkuk's complaint in 1:12-27: how can God use a more wicked nation (pagan Babylon) to punish a less wicked nation (Judah)? God's answer is that His judgment will "at the appointed time" fall on the wicked Babylonians, and that the secret to enduring the rising and prevailing wickedness in the mean time is for the believer to go on living by their faith in that promise as if it were already present reality.
What does living by faith look like in practical terms? We consider the three times Habakkuk 2:4 is quoted in the New Testament to find the answer.