Habakkuk 1:1 - 2:4
Habakkuk1:1-4; 2:1-4
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 2
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 2.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XXIII of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- IV.XXXIV.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- II.2, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.18, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter VII, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.3, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. Chapter 2.
- Commentary on Habbakuk. John Calvin (c. 1550).
- From the Geneva Notes. Chapter 2. (c. 1599)
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
- From Wesley's Notes. (1703-1791).
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 | Dr. John Wright | Professor of Theology and Christian Scripture, Point Loma Nazarene University | A Plain Account, 2016
- Commentary,
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Karl Jacobson, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther
Seminary, 2013.
- "I resolved to expound this prophet Habakkuk so that he, too, may finally come to light and that his contents may be learned..."
- "The Righteous and Their Faithfulness," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- "Habakkuk's clear words in this tiny book are among the most important phrases that the Bible has to offer for emerging Christian theology."
- "Contemporary and Awful and Faithful," Stan Duncan, If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now, 2013.
- "'Write the Vision; Make It Plain,'" Elise Eslinger, Upper Room Books, 2013.
- "Righteousness as Relationship," Faith Element, 2013.
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Commentary,
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Rolf Jacobson, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther
Seminary, 2010.
- "When have the sainted people to whom you preach ever heard a sermon based on God's timeless word to Habakkuk? This week is their chance. Do not let them down."
- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Pentecost 22C, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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Commentary, Habakkuk 2:1-3, Lewis V. Baldwin, The African
American Lectionary, 2010.
- "The prophet of God in any age becomes the visionary who is willing and ready to discern the purpose of God as it marches through history."
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Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths, Pentecost C18, Dennis Bratcher, Christian
Resource Institute.
- "Faithfulness to God is the willingness to choose to live life a certain way under God, even when the "vision" may be far off in the future, and the present circumstances are bleak and barren."
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Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "Through Habakkuk's beautifully written dialogue with God we learn that the wicked carry within themselves the seeds of their own destruction. On the other hand, the believers contain the seeds of close relationship with God."
- "Havavision," Timothy Wayne Good, The Naked Alien, 2010.
- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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"Understanding God's Will," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "How has God remained close to you in times of trouble?"
- "Fishes
and Foxes." From Jewish Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month: Fishes.
- "We have in the following parables two differing attitudes towards the ruling government on the part of two rabbis who lived in the period following the destruction and the fall of Judah to Rome. R. Akiba (1st-2nd cent.) and R. Hanina (2nd-3rd cent.) each make use of the symbol of the fish to reinforce their point of view."
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Craven, Toni, "Habakkuk 1:1-11,
Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Floyd, Michael H., "Prophetic
Complaints about the Fulfillment of Oracles in Habakkuk 1:2-17 and
Jeremiah 15:10-18," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fretheim, Terence E.,
"'I Was Only a Little Angry,' Divine Violence in the Prophets,"
Interpretation, 2004. (See also entire issue:
Violence in the Bible, Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Holt, John Marshall, "'So He May Run Who Reads It,'"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1964.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2010. (Section on this text begins on page 290)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 259.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Marshall D., "The Paralysis of Torah in
Habakkuk 1:4," Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keim, Paul, "Singing the Blues," The Christian
Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kolb, Robert, "Homiletical Helps
on the LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 317)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pinker, Aron, "Habakkuk 2.4: An Ethical Paradigm or a
Political Observation?" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Scott, James M., "A New Approach to Habakkuk 2:4-5a,"
Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Vasholz, Robert I., "Habakkuk: Complaints or
Complaint?" Presbyterion, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Craven, Toni, "Habakkuk 1:1-11,
Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 2007.
- Sermons:
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 26, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013. 2010.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," November 3, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Habakkuk 1:2-4, 2:1-4 and My Side of the Car by Kate Feiffer. 2010.
- "While Standing Guard on the Watchtower, I Waited for the Lord's Answer," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Live by Faith," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Habakkuk 1:2, Habakkuk 1:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Habakkuk 2:3. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Habakkuk
