Habakkuk
HABAKKUK 1-3
THE SEARCH (1:1-2:13, 15-20):
The first Q&A (1:1-11)
Q: Will Judah be punished? (1:1-4):
Jehovah's silence (1:1-2):
Judah's sins (1:3-4):
A: Judah will be punished (1:5-11).
The soldiers (1:5-6):
The severity (1:7):
The symbols (1:8-9):
####### Swift leopards (1:8a) ####### Fierce wolves (1:8b) ####### Devouring eagles (1:8c-9)
The scorn (1:10-11):
The second Q&A (1:12-17; 2:1-13, 15-20)
Q: Will Babylon be punished? (1:12-17):
A: Babylon will be punished (2:1-13, 15-20).
The record (2:1-2):
The reassurance (2:3):
The righteous (2:4):
The reasons (2:5-13, 15-19):
####### Drunkenness and greed (2:5) ####### Brutal treatment of the nations (2:6) ####### The shedding of blood (2:7-13) ####### Being merchants of terror (2:15-16) ####### Destroying other lands (2:17) ####### Gross idolatry (2:18-19)