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I've been slowly studying more. I've covered two more of the smaller prophets.
Habakkuk is another unique book in that he doesn't really write any messages for Israel. Instead he has two big questions for God. The first is how can God allow all the sin and violation of His commandments in Israel to go unpunished?
God tells him that He is going to send the Babylonian armies to lead His people into captivity for their sins. This did indeed eventually happen as many other prophets forewarned. The prophet Daniel was taken to Babylon as a young man along with his friends. They all loved God and were blessed by Him even though they had to face exile with all their rebellious countrymen.
Habakkuk's second question is how can God use the Babylonians to punish His people when their evil makes Israel appear noble by contrast. God explains that Babylon will be punished in turn for its own sin when the time is due. Babylon fell to the Medo-Persian empire in 539BC as Daniel prophesied 66 years after Habakkik's enquiries. Habakkuk ends his book with a psalm-like prayer of praise to God.
God's gentle dealings with his prophet encourage me that it is okay to ask God questions in a state of humility as Habakkuk did.
The other prophet I've covered is Zephaniah. He spoke about the judgement of the exile to Babylon like many others did. He also spoke about judgement on the other nations, including Nineveh backing up Nahum and placing him historically before Nineveh's destruction in 612BC. At the end Zephaniah does speak positively about a faithful group of people God would bring back to their home at the end of the exile period. So did the other prophets promise blessing to those who would humble themselves while in Babylon.
Habakkuk is another unique book in that he doesn't really write any messages for Israel. Instead he has two big questions for God. The first is how can God allow all the sin and violation of His commandments in Israel to go unpunished?
God tells him that He is going to send the Babylonian armies to lead His people into captivity for their sins. This did indeed eventually happen as many other prophets forewarned. The prophet Daniel was taken to Babylon as a young man along with his friends. They all loved God and were blessed by Him even though they had to face exile with all their rebellious countrymen.
Habakkuk's second question is how can God use the Babylonians to punish His people when their evil makes Israel appear noble by contrast. God explains that Babylon will be punished in turn for its own sin when the time is due. Babylon fell to the Medo-Persian empire in 539BC as Daniel prophesied 66 years after Habakkik's enquiries. Habakkuk ends his book with a psalm-like prayer of praise to God.
God's gentle dealings with his prophet encourage me that it is okay to ask God questions in a state of humility as Habakkuk did.
The other prophet I've covered is Zephaniah. He spoke about the judgement of the exile to Babylon like many others did. He also spoke about judgement on the other nations, including Nineveh backing up Nahum and placing him historically before Nineveh's destruction in 612BC. At the end Zephaniah does speak positively about a faithful group of people God would bring back to their home at the end of the exile period. So did the other prophets promise blessing to those who would humble themselves while in Babylon.
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I think that's a good thing to mention Habakkuh; while I don't know much about him as a prophet, I do think that some people seem to forget it's okay to question God as long as it's done with humility, like you said. That's not only how I was brought up, but it is something important that needs to be shared with others.
I do remember Daniel (I even remember how some people connect it with Revelation to say they both are talking about the exact same thing). But yeah, I do remember the prophets mentioning a group of faithful Israelites reuturning to rebuild Israel. I don't know about you, but it does seem to show a common theme where God will use a small group to make a big change (such as with Noah).
I do remember Daniel (I even remember how some people connect it with Revelation to say they both are talking about the exact same thing). But yeah, I do remember the prophets mentioning a group of faithful Israelites reuturning to rebuild Israel. I don't know about you, but it does seem to show a common theme where God will use a small group to make a big change (such as with Noah).