The first of the Minor prophets called a “prophet” only Haggai and Zechariah also called prophets. It’s a hard name to pronounce, but an easy book to understand and enjoy. Here’s a summary of it. It is like the thoughts of a person who realizes how wicked the people around him had become. And they were God’s people too. Then he gets upset by the Israelites being killed by the nations around them. But then God explains things to him; that God knew what was going on. Habakkuk knows that these nations were happy to attack Israel. So he decides he had better stop talking and listen to God, for He was using these nations to punish Israel for the awful things they were doing. Habakkuk is not only satisfied to hear this, but he is very happy. So will we be if we obey and listen to Him.
Chapter 1
V.1-4 He is complaining to God that everybody was getting away with breaking the law, and God wasn’t doing anything about it.
V.5-11 The enemy was allowed to do this damage because of Israel’s sins. They thought they were doing this for their own god.
V.12-17 He knows God is from eternity and can do anything!