Hab 2:2-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Hab 2:2-20: 2:2-20 God responds to Habakkuk’s second complaint (1:12–2:1 ) without explaining why he chose to use the Babylonians. Rather, he assures Habakkuk that all violence and injustice will be punished. Summary for Hab 2:2-5: 2:2-5 Habakkuk’s mission was to make it clear to people that even if God’s justice seems slow in coming , it will come. 2:2 God instructs the prophet to write the message (literally vision ) plainly so that it will be understood, preserved, and shared with others.

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b1:12–2:1►

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fHeb 10:35-38►

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hProv 12:15►

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lGen 15:6►

mRom 1:16-17►

nGal 3:11►

oHeb 10:37-39►

‏ Habakkuk 2:2-5

Summary for Hab 2:2-20: 2:2-20 ^a God responds to Habakkuk’s second complaint (1:12–2:1 ^b) without explaining why he chose to use the Babylonians. Rather, he assures Habakkuk that all violence and injustice will be punished.
Summary for Hab 2:2-5: 2:2-5 ^c Habakkuk’s mission was to make it clear to people that even if God’s justice seems slow in coming, it will come. 2:2 ^d God instructs the prophet to write the message (literally vision) plainly so that it will be understood, preserved, and shared with others.
2:3 ^e will surely take place: In a set future time known only to the Lord, he will intervene in earth’s history and bring it to a proper culmination, vindicating the righteous and judging the wicked. God’s people must wait patiently, knowing that the divine plan is on schedule (see Heb 10:35-38 ^f).
2:4 ^g God is aware of the self-centeredness of the proud. Their crooked lives demonstrate their unrighteousness; they refuse God’s instruction and gratify their own desires (Prov 12:15 ^h; 21:8 ⁱ, 29 ^j; 29:27 ^k). In contrast, the righteous enjoy proper judicial standing before God. They make God’s righteous standards their own and reproduce them in their lives.

• faithfulness: Hebrew ’emunah. In Genesis, the same Hebrew root (’mn) describes Abram’s trust in God (Gen 15:6 ^l). God transforms the hearts of those who trust him so they can faithfully follow God’s holy standards. See also Rom 1:16-17 ^m; Gal 3:11 ⁿ; Heb 10:37-39 ^o.