Habacuque 2
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
Habacuque 2
Guzik notes that… We are called to live by faith, and nothing else. · Some Christians live by devotions · Some Christians live by works · Some Christians live by feelings · Some Christians live by circumstances Each of these is meaningless and perhaps dangerous without faith. HABAKKUK 2:4 IN THE NEW TESTAMENT The Old Testament is the New concealed, while the New Testament is the Old revealed. And so we can "uravel" Habakkuk 2:4 best by observing the three NT passages which place the emphasis on different aspects of "the righteous shall live by faith"… The Righteous (Ro 1:17) Shall Live (Gal 3:11) By Faith (Heb 10:38) Romans 1:17+ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” Comment: In the Romans quote, Paul places the emphasis on righteous.
Habacuque 2
Guzik writes that "The greedy man thinks in terms of nothing but gain, but ends of losing his own soul. Jesus’ parable in Luke 12:16-21 is the perfect example of the greedy man who sins against his own soul. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ 21 “So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” (Lk 12:20-21-note) Habakkuk 2:11 "Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, and the rafter will answer it from the framework.: Stone: Ge 4:10 Jos 24:27 Job 31:38-40 Lk 19:40 Heb 12:24 Jas 5:3,4 Rev 6:10 Habakkuk 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The stone will cry out - This is a figure of speech that speaks of the stone and the rafter serving as witnesses against the evil deeds of the Babylonians (Compare "the blood of Abel = Ge 4:10, the stone with the Words of God written on them = Jos 24:26, 27; The rich person's "gold and silver… pay of laborers" = Jas 5:3,4) As someone has written "The building is so much the result of wickedness that even its materials cannot forego protest!"
Habacuque 2
Guzik - Habakkuk pictures a beautiful house built by a greedy man, and the very stones of the house cry out from the wall against the man’s greed. Sadly, many in Judah were guilty of amassing fortunes by exploiting the poor and using that money to build expensive houses. (Amos 3:15, 6:11). Ronald Blue writes that "Even if every single enemy were exterminated, the very stones and lumber would testify against the rapacious and cruel hands of the Babylonians that had fashioned these building materials to show off their empire’s strength and glory. The stones and timber with which the houses and palaces were built had been obtained through plunder and injustice." (Bible Knowledge Commentary) Habakkuk 2:12 "Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and founds a town with violence!: woe Hab 2:6, 9, 12, 15, 19 Woe to him - Ge 4:11-17 Jos 6:26 1Ki 16:34 Jer 22:13-17 Eze 24:9 Da 4:27-31 Mic 3:10 Na 3:1 Jn 11:47-50 Rev 17:6 Habakkuk 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Woe #3 – Exaltation -- Ruthless Kingdom Building Will Be Frustrated By the Dominion of the Messiah (Paul Apple) In Hab 2:12-14 the Babylonians are described as rulers who build cities with the blood, sweat and tears of others less fortunate.