Seeing this picture on Pinterest made me want to go read this book, Habakkuk. I want to see who was being spoken to, what they were doing, what they were going to be doing, etc.
Just reading the first chapter was hard. My mind immediately goes to what is going on in the Middle East right now. ISIS is killing everyone and forcing them out, Christians, and religions other than their own.
My mind and my heart are wondering how all of this fits into God's plan. My prayers are for God to save us, to stop us from hurting each other. We need God!
I tried reading Matthew Henry's commentary. That still didn't help me. So I downloaded Dr. Vernon McGee and his commentary on this book of the Bible.
http://www.ttb.org/contentpages/21793/e63bfac6-600d-436f-8231-5fcadefa77d6/5-YearSeriesinMP3.aspx
UPDATE: Dr. McGee's study didn't really help me in this case. I called into the Bible Answer Man and asked him about Habakkuk. He told me that this was happening at the time it was being written. That the writer was asking God why. By the end the writer knew to trust God.
I just came across this article and I wanted to share because they mention Habakkuk too:
http://blog.precept.org/home/bid/200735/Who-is-ISIS
All I know for sure is that now I understand the cry for 'Come Lord Jesus. We need you'. But I also understand the cry of 'please wait Jesus, my family doesn't know you yet'. (My heart is breaking.)
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