Living by the Book/Living by the Book Workbook Set (107 page)

TODAY’S PASSAGE:

Habakkuk 3:17–19

TIME COMMITMENT:

30 minutes

“In comparison we compare Scripture with Scripture. And that offers a great safety net, because the greatest interpreter of Scripture is Scripture itself. . . . Comparison points out the great need you have for a concordance” (p. 237).

M
ost of us in the United States cannot relate to living in a city being attacked by outsiders. While we may see news stories of locations where that kind of threat is still very real today, most of us are free of such fears. So how do we relate to what Habakkuk was saying here? Let’s try to make a few comparisons.

Get a concordance and look for some comparative Scriptures. Naturally, you can spend all day perusing Scripture for comparisons. But take a few moments to do something that appeals to you. Here are a few suggestions, but feel free to create your own comparison study.

Can you find other examples of when a fig tree does not bud? What are the circumstances? What are the lessons to be learned?

What else can you find about grapes and/or vines that might shed some light on this passage?

Are there other places where deer (“hind”) is used as a symbol of a person under God’s care?

Why do you think Habakkuk differentiated between “the Lord” (v. 18), “the God of my salvation” (v. 18), and “the Lord God” (v. 19)?

TODAY’S PASSAGE:

Habakkuk 3:17–19