Christ in Habakkuk

~ Jesus Christ Is The God of My Salvation ~

The Bible is about Jesus Christ  ~  “Jesus said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!  Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?’  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).

In Habakkuk we see the Lord as the Holy God in His holy temple.  “Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One?  We shall not die.  O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.  You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness.  Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a person more righteous than he?” (Habakkuk 1:12-13).  “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea” (Habakkuk 2:14).  “You went forth for the salvation of Your people, for salvation with Your Anointed.  You struck the head from the house of the wicked, by laying bare from foundation to neck” (Habakkuk 3:13). 

In the Book of Habakkuk we see Jesus Christ as the source of our salvation, the rewarder of those who seek Him, the judge of Babylon, and God’s evangelist seeking revival amongst the people.  “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.  O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!  In the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy” (Habakkuk 3:1-2).

Comment  ~  We have only touched the surface of Christ in Habakkuk.

additional comment: The Book of Habakkuk is quoted in the New Testament.

“Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith” (Habakkuk 2:4).

This passage is quoted three times in the New Testament!

1. “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’ (Romans 1:17).
2. “But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for ‘the just shall live by faith’” (Galatians 3:11). 
3. “Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him” (Hebrews 10:38). 

Also compare other references of the Book of Habakkuk: 

Habakkuk 1:5 – Acts 13:41

Habakkuk 2:3-4 – Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:37-38 

The Apostle Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17). 

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