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Habakkuk 1
Hello God, can you please answer ? Slide2
Habakkuk 1 – “
1
The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received.
Habakkuk’s Complaint
2
How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?
3
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Slide3
4
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
The
LORD’s
Answer
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“Look at the nations and watch — and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
6
I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across theSlide4
whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own.
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They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
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Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping to devour;
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they all come bent on violence. Their hordes Slide5
advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
10
They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them.
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Then they sweep past like the wind and go on — guilty men, whose own strength is their god.”
Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12
O LORD, are you not from everlasting? MySlide6
God, my Holy One, we will not die. O LORD, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish.
13
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
14
You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler.
15
The wicked foe pulls all of them up withSlide7
hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17
Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?”
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Habakkuk 1 Slide8
Habakkuk 1 – “
1
The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received.
2
How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “
Violence
!” but you do not save?
3
Why do you make me look at
injustice
? Why do you tolerate
wrong
?
Destruction
and violence are before me; there is
strife
, and
conflict
abounds.
4
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.Slide9
The Book of the Law found
Cleansing the land
of Idolatry
King Josiah – 627 to 609 BC
(2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35) Slide10
Habakkuk 1:5-11
5
“Look at the nations and watch — and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
6
I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own.
7
They are a feared and dreaded people; they are
a law to themselves
and promote their own honor.
8
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping to devour;
9
they all come bent on
violence
. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
10
They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them.
11
Then they sweep past like the wind and go on — guilty men, whose own strength is their god.” Slide11
The
appropriate nature of God’s judgment
:
Those who treat their fellow Israelites with “
violence
” (verses 2-3) would be subjected to the “violence” of the Babylonians (verse 9).
Those who suppressed and perverted God’s standard of justice would be overrun by an enemy that regarded justice in a similar fashion and followed
their own standards of right and wrong
. Slide12
Habakkuk 1:12-17
12
O LORD, are You not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have ordained them to punish.
13
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; You cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
14
You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler.
15
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17
Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?”Slide13
Babylonians : the first nation to introduce
a scorched-earth policy Slide14
Habakkuk 1:14-17
14
You have
made men like fish in the sea
, like sea creatures that have no ruler.
15
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17
Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?”
Just as fish seem to exist merely to feed the fishermen, so the nations appeared to exist simply to gratify the Babylonians’ greed for power and economic prosperity. Slide15
The Problem of Evil :
How can God sit by and not do something about evil, especially society’s seemingly overwhelming evil ?
Worse still, the wicked guys not only live, they continue to be prosperous. Slide16
God Answers …Slide17
God Answers …
Habakkuk : The whole book is basically a dialogue between the prophet and our Lord. Slide18
God Answers …Slide19
All of us can have a “golden phone” to God.Slide20
What if God is speaking to us right now ?
Are we in the right place to “decode” His frequency and make sense of His signal ?
What are the spiritual “decoders” available for us to use ? Slide21
“Nine ways God always speak”
by
Dr Mark
Herringshaw
& Jennifer
Schuchmann
Slide22
Hearing Voices
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (Samuel)
Signs and Circumstances
- Judges 6:36-40 (Gideon)
Words of other people
- Hebrews 1:1 (Prophets)
History
- 1
Cor
10:1-6 (Paul teaches that God speaks through history)
Dreams & Visions
- Genesis 28 (Jacob)
Nature
- Psalms 29
Our Emotions
- Zephaniah 3:17
Our Conscience
- Romans 2:14-15
Scriptures
- Acts 15:13-19 (Apostle James)Slide23
4 possible Sources of Communication :
GodSlide24
4 possible Sources of Communication :
God
MyselfSlide25
4 possible Sources of Communication :
God
Myself
The World – our family, friends, teachers, TV, Internet, … Slide26
4 possible Sources of Communication :
God
Myself
The World – our family, friends, teachers, TV, Internet, …
What the world says to you may be good, neutral or bad. We have to discern for ourselves. Slide27
4 possible Sources of Communication :
God
Myself
The World – our family, friends, teachers, TV, Internet, …
The DevilSlide28
Hearing Voices
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (Samuel)
Signs and Circumstances
- Judges 6:36-40 (Gideon)
Words of other people
- Hebrews 1:1 (Prophets)
History
- 1
Cor
10:1-6 (Paul teaches that God speaks through history)
Dreams & Visions
- Genesis 28 (Jacob)
Nature
- Psalms 29
Our Emotions
- Zephaniah 3:17
Our Conscience
- Romans 2:14-15
Scriptures
- Acts 15:13-19 (Apostle James)Slide29
Hearing Voices
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (Samuel)
Signs and Circumstances
- Judges 6:36-40 (Gideon)
Words of other people
- Hebrews 1:1 (Prophets)
History
- 1
Cor
10:1-6 (Paul teaches that God speaks through history)
Dreams & Visions
- Genesis 28 (Jacob)
Nature
- Psalms 29
Our Emotions
- Zephaniah 3:17
Our Conscience
- Romans 2:14-15
Scriptures
- Acts 15:13-19 (Apostle James)
John 10:27 :
“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” Slide30
Principles of Hearing God’s voice :
You must know God – believe He exists
You must want to listen to Him
After listening to Jesus, you must be willing to follow Him (
to obey
)Slide31
Principles of Hearing God’s voice :
You must know God – believe He exists
You must want to listen to Him
After listening to Jesus, you must be willing to follow Him (
to obey
)
Exodus 20 –
18
When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet
and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear.
They stayed at a distance
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and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen.
But do not have God speak to us
or we will die.” Slide32
Desire to hear God’s voice for yourself …
There is a deep joy and peace that comes from being able to hear the voice of God for yourself. Slide33
Story of a German brother …Slide34
Story of a German brother …
"this is the same pain we feel because you are always running and pushing us so hard.”Slide35
Principles of Hearing God’s voice :
You must know God – believe He exists
You must want to listen to Him
After listening to Jesus, you must be willing to follow Him (
to obey
)
The more you relate with God, the more you will recognize His voiceSlide36
Habakkuk 1
Hello God, can you please answer ? Slide37
Hello God, can you please answer ?
“Hello
Siew
Mun
, Loretta, Aaron, Julie, ________, can you please answer?” Slide38
Want to relate more with God ?
When you pray, tell God you are ready to listen to Him, ready to obey Him.
Read His Word to know who God is. Slide39
Want to relate more with God ?
When you pray, tell God you are ready to listen to Him, ready to obey Him.
Read His Word to know who God is.
Join other Christians in seeking God and praying. Slide40
Principles of Hearing God’s voice :
You must know God – believe He exists
You must want to listen to Him
After listening to Jesus, you must be willing to follow Him (
to obey
)
The more you relate with God, the more you will recognize His voice
There is a great blessing when you hear God speaking to you. Slide41
You must know God – believe He exists
You must want to listen to Him
After listening to Jesus, you must be willing to follow Him (
to obey
)
The more you relate with God, the more you will recognize His voice
There is a great blessing when you hear God speaking to you
–
greater friendship with God
– granted wisdom and at times even
useful knowledge Slide42
Living Sanctuary Brethren Church @
Pasir
Panjang
HillSlide43
Living Sanctuary Brethren Church,
Pasir
Panjang
Hill Brethren Chapel,
Angora Brethren Chapel
@
Pasir
Panjang
HillSlide44
Hougang
Pasir
Panjang
Hill
Deuteronomy 2:3
“You have made your way around this
hill
country long enough; now
turn north
.” Slide45
Hougang
Pasir
Panjang
Hill
Deuteronomy 3:18
“The Lord your God has
given
you this land to take possession of it.” Slide46
Hougang
Pasir
Panjang
Hill
Deuteronomy 3:18
“The Lord your God has
given
you this land to take possession of it.”
$99.63
per square foot Slide47
Hougang
Pasir
Panjang
Hill
Deuteronomy 3:18
“The Lord your God has
given
you this land to take possession of it.”
$99.63
per square foot
The difference was
$1.01
per square foot !