Living by the Book/Living by the Book Workbook Set (106 page)

We’ll save the
cultural context
until later (pp. 121–22). But from a
geographic context,
what might be changing for Habakkuk’s people? In other words, what geographic relocation of people is likely to take place if the “nation invading us” (3:16
NIV
) is successful?

Finally, what can you determine about the
theological context
of this passage? What kind of relationship did Habakkuk seem to have with God? How does this passage compare with other prophetic passages you might be familiar with? What, ultimately, was God trying to communicate to Habakkuk? What was Habakkuk trying to communicate to God?