Help Me Teach The Bible

David Helm on Teaching Habakkuk

Feb 20, 2020

The podcast explores the book of Habakkuk and its relevance for teaching. They discuss the questions Habakkuk had for God and how God's answers were difficult. They highlight the importance of writing down what God shows us and the faith-filled determination of Habakkuk. They also mention recommended print and audio resources for further study.

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Quick takeaways

Habakkuk's questions about God's presence and ways and God's response

The righteous will live by faith and must trust in God's timing and justice

Teaching Habakkuk strengthens the church, encourages endurance, and warns of God's judgment

Deep dives

The Burden of Habakkuk's Heart

Habakkuk, a prophet whose heart is breaking, prays and questions the absence of God's word and ways among the people.

Introduction

2min

The Growth and Expansion of Holy Trinity Church

5min

Interactive Teaching and the Urgency of Habakkuk

21min

God's Response and the Vision

11min

Understanding the Concept of 'Woe' in the Book of Habakkuk

3min

The Knowledge of God's Glory

15min

Final Words and Impact of Teaching Habakkuk

3min

Habakkuk had some significant questions for God. And God’s answers were hard to hear. But God told Habakkuk to write down what God was showing him because future generations would need to hear it. We need to hear it. Those we teach need to hear it.

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, David Helm, lead pastor of the Hyde Park congregation of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago and chairman of the board of the Charles Simeon Trust, walks listeners through the short three-chapter book of Habakkuk, helping us to trace its argument, feel its poetic pathos, and sing its song. We spend time on how to handle Habakkuk’s important statement “the righteous will live by faith.” We also talk about Habakkuk's faith-filled determination to trust God in the disaster that is about to come down on his people as God determines to use the Babylonians to deliver his judgment.

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