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Habakkuk 2:1
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1 I will astand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.  

The Just Live by Faith

2 Then the Lord answered me and said:
a“Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it. 
3 For athe vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will bnot lie.
Though it tarries, cwait for it;
Because it will dsurely come,
It will not tarry. 
4 “Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the ajust shall live by his faith. 

Woe to the Wicked

5 “Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
He is a proud man,
And he does not stay at home.
Because he aenlarges his desire as hell,
And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied,
He gathers to himself all nations
And heaps up for himself all peoples. 
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What Does Habakkuk 2:1 Mean?





Habakkuk 2:1

Notice what the prophet says: "God, I don't understand. It looks like You're doing wrong to Your people. But unlike some, I'm not going to jump to any conclusions. There is something I don't understand, so I'm going to do what You said. You told me to look and watch, and I'm going to do just that. I want to know from You why this is happening. And when You correct my thinking on this, then I'll figure out how I should respond to You."

This is a smart thing to do. When we do not know what is going on, and we have deep questions about how God is handling things, it is wise just to look, watch, and wait. Once we see God's answer, then we can respond. It is dangerous to jump to conclusions with God because His character is perfect. He knows what He is doing. We do not.

God answers Habakkuk, but it is not the answer he wanted. He wanted a straight-forward answer, but God's answer only seems to raise more questions.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Habakkuk

Related Topics: God's Character | God's Fairness | God's Plan | God's Sovereignty | God's Will | Habakkuk | Ignorance | Judging God | Jumping to Conclusions | Look, Watch, and Wait | Punishment




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Habakkuk 2:1:

Habakkuk 1:14-17
Habakkuk 3:1-19


 
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