Habakkuk 2:5-20

1. Read Habakkuk 2:5–20 and Exodus 20:1–17. What are some ways God’s woes parallel or relate to God’s commandments?
2. Because the arrogant man goes unnamed, the woes can be applied more universally. Why is that important? What comfort or discomfort comes from that knowledge?
3. Read Habakkuk 2:14 again. What is God’s purpose in judgment? Now read Habakkuk 2:20 again. What effect does God’s judgment have? Taken together, how do these two verses “recalibrate our view of, and response to, God’s ultimate purposes and actions”?
4. Read one or two of Jesus’ woes in Matthew 23. What parallels do you see between Jesus’ woes and Habakkuk’s?
5. What little decision will you make this week to live by faith? How can this community support you or join you in that?