Minor prophets
The book of Habakkuk
A prophet asks why God allows evil and learns that “the righteous will live by his faith.”
Habakkuk talks with God about Judah’s violence and God’s use of the Babylonians (Habakkuk 1:5–11). His answer (2:4) is quoted in Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38.
Kinds of writing
- Prophecy 68%
- Song and psalm 32%
Key verses
The righteous will live by his faith. Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
Habakkuk 2:4 (World English Bible)
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Habakkuk: the righteous will live by faith
The New Testament quotes or alludes to Habakkuk 4 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.