Lesson Summary:

The Lord gives Habakkuk a second answer about His plans and encourages him to live by faith.

Focus Passage: Habakkuk 2:2-20

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Wait on the Lord Expectantly (Habakkuk 2:1-4)

Principle: God’s People Live Victoriously by Faith and Faith Alone.
Application: How does your life show that you are living by faith and faith alone?
Scripture Reference

¹⁰For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.”
¹¹Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”
Galatians 3:10-11 (NASB)

II. Watch the Lord Work Evenhandedly (Habakkuk 2:5-17)

Principle: God’s People Can Trust That He is Still Working in our World.
Application: How do you see the Lord working in the midst of your life and your world today?
Scripture Reference

¹⁶For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
¹⁷But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”
John 5:16-17 (NASB)

III. Worship the Lord Exclusively (Habakkuk 2:18-20)

Principle: God’s People are to Worship Him and Him Alone.
Application: How does your life show that your worship the Lord and Him alone?
Scripture Reference

⁸There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord,Nor are there any works like Yours.
⁹All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,And they shall glorify Your name.
¹⁰For You are great and do wondrous deeds;You alone are God.
Psalms 86:8-10 (NASB)