Habakkuk commentary luther

God Justifies His Judgment

A. The proud rebuked.

1. (Habakkuk 2:2-3) Preparation for the answer: how to publish the vision.

Then the LORD answered me and said:
“Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.”

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As a young monk, Martin Luther worked hard, denied himself, and even inflicted physical punishment on himself, seeking to live a righteous life.

Write the vision and make it plain: God told Habakkuk to record this “question and answer” time for the benefit of others — that he may run who reads it. Habakkuk’s revelation wasn’t just for himself, but also to strengthen others.

Those who read it would make rapid progress (may run), but they couldn’t make this progress if Habakkuk did not make it plain.

i. Habakkuk first had to see the vision.

In this episode, we discuss the Song of Habakkuk, Martin Luther's commentary on the song, Jesus as the foundation of reality, why mirrors are dangerous.

Habakkuk's complaint is that when God does not listen, when God does not save us from our times of trial, it is not simply the lack of the Law that hurts.

Martin Luther's proper placement of pride led him to change the world.

Throughout his commentary on this chapter Luther keeps in mind that Habakkuk describes in advance 'what happens when a tyrant is securely established and is.

I'm preaching on Habakkuk this Lord's Day, a very challenging verse to exegete properly, and to relate to the NT properly.

The preacher cannot make anyone else see what he does not see for himself.

ii. Habakkuk then ha