Jan. 23, 2022

Habakkuk 1:12-2:1

“That Cannot Be Right!”

1. What He Knew About God and about the Babylonians (vs. 12, 13)

A. Everlasting

B. Personal

C. Holy

D. Assurance of God’s people surviving in some form?

E. They are a judgment and discipline

F. This still does not make sense

Habakkuk 1:3

2. Fish, Fishermen, and Fishing Technology (vs. 14-17)

A. An Upside-Down World (v. 14)

Genesis 1:26

Psalms 8:3-8

B. Chaldean/Babylonians from (1:6 15-17)

C. Closing question (v. 17)

Romans 1:25

3. Looking Forward to What the LORD Will Say (2:1)

A. Faithful Response to Prayer

B. The Critical Watch

Ezekiel 3:16-27

Ezekiel 33:1-7

C. Your Watch in this World

Romans 3:4

Follow Up in the Word through the Week

Monday, January 24, 2022

Read: Habakkuk 1:12

How would you explain what Habakkuk is saying about God in this verse? Would you be able to say that you believe the same way?

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Read: Genesis 1:26

At creation God created humans differently. Think about those differences between animals and humans. What difference should that make in how we see ourselves and other people?

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Read: Psalm 8

How does the psalmist feel about his existence before he considers his place in creation? What difference does it make when he considers humankind’s place in the created order?

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Read: Romans 1:25

If you read further out in Romans 1 how does this reversed way of thinking change the way people live? How were the Babylonians treating other humans according to Habakkuk 1:15-17?

Friday, January 28, 2022

Read: Ezekiel 3:16-27

According to these verses what was Ezekiel’s calling by God? How serious was God going to treat this calling?

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Read: Habakkuk 2:1

What watch post is God sending you to as you witness the pain and struggle in current life? Who do you feel most concerned for and how are you making them a matter of prayer and action in your life?