The MAJOR & MINOR Prophets - The 16 Writing Prophets Of The Hebrew Canon

The Book of Habakkuk Once again we have an important prophetic book, and yet we know nothing about the prophet except what can be inferred from the book itself. As MacArthur said ´ Internal information is virtually nonexistent, making conclusions about his identity and life conjectural. µ 1

Outline of the Book of Habakkuk

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A. Petition: Revive Us, and Remember Mercy (3:1-2) B. ˜Ȃœȱ •˜›¢ (3:3-4) C. ˜Ȃœȱ ˜ Ž›ȱǻřDZŚ -11) D. ˜Ȃœȱ Š•ŸŠ’˜—ȱǻřDZŗŘ -15) E. Š‹Š””ž”Ȃœȱ ˜—Œ•žœ’˜—DZȱ ›Š’œŽǷȱǻřDZŗŜ -19)

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1 The MacArthur Study Bible, p. 1316. 2 As, New Open Bible Study Bible, p. 1050.

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