Hearing The Bible and The Pillars

Sunday Jan 19, 2025 Lesson 6.5

I. Hearing the Bible

A. Process – Them then. Church throughout time. Church now. We. Us. To me?!

B. Goal Process: Read. Study. Reflect. Learn. Grow. Transformation. Equipping. Life.

II. The Pillars of Life (OT), The Fruit of the Spirit (NT)

  1. Hesed Love

  2. Emeth Truth

  3. Shalom Peace

  4. Mishpath Justice

  5. Zedaqah Righteousness



  1. Qawah Hope, Trust, Wait

  2. Hokma Wisdom

  3. Tov Good (Goodness)

  4. Simhah Joy

  5. Batah Trust

  6. Racham Compassion, Mercy

  7. Teshuah Yeshuah Salvation

  8. Emunah Faithfulness

  9. Tebunah Understanding

O. Daath Knowledge

P. Anawah Humility

III. The Old Testament (First Testament)

  1. The Old Testament Torah Law (Genesis – Deuteronomy); History (Joshua – Esther); Poetry (Job – Song of Songs); Prophets(Isaiah – Malachi)

  2. The Prophets (Isaiah- Malachi)

C. Habakkuk - Embrace? Not typical Hebrew name, a foreign word. Acadian - "a garden plant" name. Not know much about him. Pre-exilic. Contemporary to Nahum. To Judah (South). Before fall of Jerusalem (587 BC).

D. Outline (Smith, p. 97).

Superscription 1:1

1. Habakkuk's first complaint 1:2-4

2. Yahweh's response to Habakkuk's first complaint 1:5-11

3. Habakkuk's second complaint 1:12-17

4. Yahweh's answer to Habakkuk's second complaint 2:1-5

5. Five woes 2:6-20

6. A prayer 3:1-19

a. Superscription 3:1

b. Petition 3:2

c. A theophany 3:3-7

d. A battle 3:8-15

e. A response of faith: 3:16-19

IV. Our Passage - Habakkuk. The Servant Prophet of YHWH

A. Introduction (1:1). Oracle. Burden. Utterance. ..saw

B. Habakkuk's First Complaint (1:2-4). How long? Until when?(2)… Why? Theodicy. Evil. Pain…(3,4).

C. YHWH's Response to Habakkuk's First Complaint (1:5-11). I am going to do a thing you will not believe (5). HINENI, I will use The Chaldeans, Babylon (1:6-11). What?!

D. Habakkuk’s Second complaint (1:12-17): He is more perplexed, more confused.

E. Yahweh's Answer to Habakkuk’s second complaint (2:1-5)

1. Habakkuk to YHWH…I will… (2:1)

2. YHWH answered and said…Write the vision. Engrave on tablets. Runs, those who read it…(2:2)

3. The Vision – for an appointed time. It hurries to an end. It will not lie (fail). If it tarries, Wait for it!! It will surely come to pass. It will not delay (tarry, be late) (2:3).

4. Behold! The proud one (puffed up.) His nephesh soul life is not right within him. But the righteous one will live by faith!! Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:37,38…(2:4)

5. The Proud consumes…(2:5). Wow! So true!!