Old Testament – Page 2 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Yahweh’s Answer to Habakkuk’s New Complaint (Habakkuk 2:2-5)

“Professional messengers, who carried tablets that contained situational updates,

Like Job, who does not really get the answer from God that he wanted, so God’s

I remember my younger son coming from a workout and jokingly saying in front of a

Little to nothing is known about Habakkuk. He was a contemporary of Jeremiah, writing

Jeremiah’s prophecies had all predicted the conquering of Judah and Jerusalem by

We discover that this oracle against Babylon was given during the fourth

This is the third quarter of this four-part oracle against Babylon. Why so long?

The first part of this judgment oracle against Babylon focused on arrows shot against

This is the last of the oracles against the nations, and it is the longest. Babylon

Of the nations mentioned here in Yahweh's judgment, only Damascus seems to have had

Edom was descended from Esau, Jacob’s twin brother, son of Isaac. The nation had

The Ammonites were another people coming from a son of Lot with his younger daughter

You will note that the oracle against Moab is much longer than that against Philistia.

The Philistines shared a long history with Israel, most of it as enemies. They came

Jeremiah was told by Yahweh that he should take a cup of the wine of God's wrath