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6th Retreat: Revive Me Session 2
8 November 2007
YAG 6th RETREAT
Pulai Springs, JB
8-10 November 2007
Theme: “Revive me”
Session 2
6. A Study of Habakkuk
A Brief Outline
a) Concerns felt by the prophet Habakkuk
i) Prevalence of wickedness in Israel Habakkuk 1:1-4
ii) Answer of the Lord Habakkuk 1:5-11
b) Concerns about God’s answer/solution offered
i) Would God’s answer be too drastic? Habakkuk 1:12-2:1
ii) God’s further reply Habakkuk 2:2-20
c) Habakkuk’s long prayer as a response Habakkuk 3:1-19
d) The subject of Revival in the book of Habakkuk
O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years!
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy Habakkuk 3:2
7. Key thoughts/words/phrases
Concept of “The fear of the Lord” well applied in Habakkuk Habakkuk 3:2
a) “Afraid”
i) Of God’s speech (Cf. Habakkuk 1:5-11; 2:2-20)
ii) Of God’s revealed plan concerning the discipline of Judah and the Babylonians
iii) Of the suffering that would come as a result of the Babylonians
iv) Evaluation of this sense of “fear”
b) “Revive Your work in the midst of the years”
i) Acceptance of God’s revealed will
ii) Plea for Revival versus total destruction
c) “In the midst of the years make it known”
i) That true Revival prayed for had indeed taken place
ii) That God had once again returned to His people
d) “In wrath remember mercy”
i) Acceptance of God’s righteous anger (Cf. Psalm 90)
ii) Plea for “mercy”
iii) Foundational theological truths
(Exodus 34:5-7; Psalm 86: 5, 13, 15)
8. Renewed Faith
a) “Though-Faith”
Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olives may fail, and the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls-
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will joy in the God of my salvation Habakkuk 3:17-18
i) A faith that accepts that Adversity may prevail
ii) A faith that will always find joy in the Lord
b) Strengthened faith
The LORD God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills Habakkuk 3:18
i) Living in God’s strength Habakkuk 3:19
ii) Deer’s feet Habakkuk 3:19
iii) Walking on the high hills Habakkuk 3:19
ADDENDA – OTHER PROPHETS WHO PRAYED FOR REVIVAL
1. Hosea
Come, let us return to the LORD;
For He has torn, but He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight. Hosea 6:1-2
2. Isaiah
For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy;
I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones Isaiah 57:15
STUDIES IN HOSEA
Lessons from the history of ancient Israel
1. Things taken for granted
a) The mercies of the Lord Hosea 1:6… Lo-Ruhammah
b) The covenant-relationship of being God’s people Hosea 1:9… Lo-Ammi
c) Closeness of relationship to God Hosea 2:2… Wife/mother
d) Material blessings Hosea 2:9
e) Betrothal Covenantal-Love Hosea 2:16-23
2. Things that caused the downfall of Israel
a) Idolatry Hosea 2:13; 3:1; 4:12
b) Lack of true knowledge of God Hosea 4:1, 6
c) People-failure Hosea 4:4
d) Priest-failure Hosea 4:4, 9
e) Prophet-failure Hosea 4:5
f) Stubbornness Hosea 4:16
g) Rebellion Hosea 4:18
h) Dishonor Hosea 4:18
i) Short-lived faithfulness Hosea 6:4
j) Pride Hosea 6:5; 7:10
k) Murder Hosea 6:8
l) Unrepentant Hosea 7:10
m) Foolishness Hosea 7:11
n) Lies against God Hosea 7:13
o) Devising of evil Hosea 7:15
p) Transgression of Covenant Hosea 8:1
q) Forgetting God Hosea 8:14
r) Corruption Hosea 9:9
s) Wickedness/Evil Hosea 9:15; 10:15
t) Trusting in self Hosea 10:13
u) Backsliding Hosea 11:7
v) Deceit Hosea 11:12
w) Oppression Hosea 12:7
x) Materialism (wealth) Hosea 12:8
y) Bloodshed Hosea 12:14
z) Increasing of sins Hosea 13:2