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Pentecost Season · Proper 26 · Year C

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

The Righteous Live by Faith

November 5, 2028

The Prophet Habakkuk, Juan Correa de Vivar
The Prophet Habakkuk, Juan Correa de Vivar, Mid-1500sMuseo del Prado, Madrid
Standing in a shell niche, the prophet in a green mantle and turban points to himself as a long scroll of his words winds above his head.Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; if it seems to tarry, wait for it.Juan Correa de VivarA painter of Toledo in the mid-1500s who brought the style of Raphael to Castile.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain’s national museum in Madrid, built on the collections of the Spanish kings.Museo del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 19:1-10Lk 19:1-10
Epistle2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-122 Thes 1:1-4, 11-12
Old TestamentHab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4Hb 1:1-4; 2:1-4Alt. OTIsa. 1:10-18Is 1:10-18
PsalterPs. 119:137-144Ps 119:137-144Alt. PsalmPs. 32:1-7Ps 32:1-7

Overview & Insights

"Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith." (Habakkuk 2:4)

Habakkuk complains to God about the violence and injustice he sees going unanswered, and God tells him to wait for a vision that will surely come. This verse on the righteous living by faith later anchors Paul's doctrine of justification.

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Commentary

Commentary on Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4Commentary on Hb 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Working Preacher

Makes the case for preaching this often-overlooked poetry of complaint and vision.

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 CommentaryHb 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Traces the dialogue between the prophet's complaint and God's answer.

Habakkuk 1 CommentaryHb 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes on the prophet's opening complaint about unanswered violence.

Habakkuk 1:1 CommentariesHb 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A composite of classic commentaries on the prophet's complaint.

Habakkuk 1 CommentaryHb 1 Commentary Precept Austin

A detailed verse-by-verse study of the prophet's opening complaint.

Background & Word Study

Habakkuk 1:1 InterlinearHb 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub

The Hebrew interlinear shows the prophet's word for his 'burden' or oracle.

Habakkuk 1:1-4Hb 1:1-4 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the complaint alongside classic Jewish commentary.

Habakkuk OverviewHb Overview BibleProject

A video walkthrough of the prophet's dialogue with God over injustice.

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