Habakkuk: The just shall live by faith (6) God’s second answer to Habakkuk’s perplexity (2)
Rev. Ronald Hanko provides exegetical exposition of Habakkuk 2:4 ("The just shall live by faith"), exploring God's second answer to Habakkuk's complaints about divine justice and the use of Babylon as an instrument of judgment. The article emphasizes how God's people are to live by justifying faith through trials and chastisement, with attention to the interpretation of God's command to write the vision plainly on tablets for the people to read.
Previous article in this series: December 15, 2022, p. 130. Rev. Ronald Hanko, minister emeritus in the Protestant Reformed Churches and member of Covenant of Grace PRC in Spokane, WA In Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 Habakkuk had questioned God's sovereign use of wicked Babylon to punish Judah. God's answer to Habakkuk has two parts. God would tell Habakkuk in chapter 2:5-20 that Babylon would also be punished for its wickedness, especially its wickedness against Judah; but first, out of concern for His...
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