I’VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS (2 OF 5)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:5-11
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I’ve Got Good News and Bad News (2 of 5)
Series: How Long God? - Habakkuk
Tim Badal
Habakkuk 1:5-11
A couple weeks ago we started our series in this very often neglected and obscure minor prophet at the back of the Old Testament-Habakkuk. If you don't know where Habakkuk is, God in His infinite wisdom created what we call the Table of Contents. You can find that in the front of your Bible. And if one of you ladies is pregnant right now, it would really excite your pastor if you named your son Habakkuk. If you don't like the name Habakkuk, you could call him Habby or Hab. We'd be okay with that. That would be a strong name to help us remember our time in this great book.
Two weeks ago we began looking at this lamenting prophet. He lived during a day when the world he knew-his country, his people, the people of faith around him-was really struggling. The people were trying to understand God's place in their lives. They had turned away from worshipping the God of the great patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, only 200 years after the time of King David and King Solomon.
After Solomon's reign, the nation of Israel had been divided into two kingdoms. A civil war had broken out, and instead of perpetually fighting one another, they decided that ten of the tribes would take the northern territory and they retained the name Israel. The two tribes that stayed in the south were called the nation of Judah. Habakkuk is prophesying to these two southern tribes some two centuries after the nation was divided.
During that time the ten northern tribes had turned to the pagan gods of their neighbors, having been ruled by one bad king after another. Judah, on the other hand, had had a few good kings in between the bad ones. It was rather like here in America. We've had some good years and some bad years, depending on the political climate and leadership in Washington. During the time of Habakkuk, the good times had been very short-lived as the majority of Judah's ...
Series: How Long God? - Habakkuk
Tim Badal
Habakkuk 1:5-11
A couple weeks ago we started our series in this very often neglected and obscure minor prophet at the back of the Old Testament-Habakkuk. If you don't know where Habakkuk is, God in His infinite wisdom created what we call the Table of Contents. You can find that in the front of your Bible. And if one of you ladies is pregnant right now, it would really excite your pastor if you named your son Habakkuk. If you don't like the name Habakkuk, you could call him Habby or Hab. We'd be okay with that. That would be a strong name to help us remember our time in this great book.
Two weeks ago we began looking at this lamenting prophet. He lived during a day when the world he knew-his country, his people, the people of faith around him-was really struggling. The people were trying to understand God's place in their lives. They had turned away from worshipping the God of the great patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, only 200 years after the time of King David and King Solomon.
After Solomon's reign, the nation of Israel had been divided into two kingdoms. A civil war had broken out, and instead of perpetually fighting one another, they decided that ten of the tribes would take the northern territory and they retained the name Israel. The two tribes that stayed in the south were called the nation of Judah. Habakkuk is prophesying to these two southern tribes some two centuries after the nation was divided.
During that time the ten northern tribes had turned to the pagan gods of their neighbors, having been ruled by one bad king after another. Judah, on the other hand, had had a few good kings in between the bad ones. It was rather like here in America. We've had some good years and some bad years, depending on the political climate and leadership in Washington. During the time of Habakkuk, the good times had been very short-lived as the majority of Judah's ...
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