(August 23, 2025) Dr Jim McClure shares parts 4 and 5 regarding the book of Habakkuk, concluding this series…

In part 1, I pointed out that Habakkuk was angry with God and deeply troubled as he couldn’t understand God’s actions and purposes… that he was a prophet with genuine questions.

The following are two more aspects—

4. Authoritative  Answer (2:2-20)
(i) Declaration (2:2-3) 
God’s answer was direct. 

‘Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it”’ (2:2 GNB).  Habakkuk was told to make a permanent record of that important message. God declared that He would indeed act and that the revelation Habakkuk received would take place at ‘an appointed time’, that is… at the precise time determined by God!  

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