Habakkuk study section

Habakkuk related passages

Habakkuk’s ’the righteous shall live by faith’ is the seed of the gospel Paul preached.

Within the Bible

Previous: Nahum announced the fall of Assyria; Habakkuk wrestles with how God will use Babylon, the empire rising in Assyria’s place.
Next: Zephaniah continues the theme of the day of the LORD and the remnant preserved through judgment.
Thematic Connections:
- Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11 - Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 to establish justification by faith.
- Hebrews 10:37-38 - The call to persevering faith, quoting Habakkuk 2:3-4.
- Genesis 3:15 - The promise to crush the serpent’s head, echoed in God crushing “the head of the house of the wicked.”

Habakkuk’s message is fulfilled in Christ:

The righteous shall live by faith: The seed of justification by faith, fulfilled in faith in Christ our righteousness (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17).
God’s glory filling the earth: Fulfilled as the gospel of the glory of Christ spreads to the nations (Habakkuk 2:14; 2 Corinthians 4:6).
Crushing the head of the wicked: God’s coming to save His anointed and crush the wicked points to Christ’s victory over Satan (Habakkuk 3:13; Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:15).
The vision at its appointed time: God’s sure fulfillment of His word is realized in Christ, who came at the appointed time (Habakkuk 2:3; Galatians 4:4; Hebrews 10:37).