Habakkuk Intro - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

IntroAbout the book of HabakkukHabakkuk lived in Judah about 600 years BC. Judah was the Israelite kingdom in the south. We know very little about Habakkuk himself.The nation that ruled that part of the world until about 612 BC was Assyria. At that time, a nation called Babylon won a war against Assyria. Then the Babylonians ruled that part of the world. Both the Assyrians and the Babylonians worshipped false gods.Habakkuk wanted God to punish his people because of their sins. God said that he would use the Babylonians to punish the people of Judah. Habakkuk could not understand why God would use such wicked people to punish his own people. The Babylonians were very bad and cruel people. So Habakkuk complained to God. God explained to Habakkuk what he was doing. He would use the Babylonians to punish Judah, but finally he would punish the Babylonians.In Chapter 3, Habakkuk prays to God. Now he understands better what God is doing. He says that he will praise God whatever happens. He knows that God is faithful.