Faith Amid the Ruins: The Book of Habakkuk

Transformative Word

by Heath A. Thomas

If God asked you to live faithfully in the midst of upheaval, even if the cost was high, how would you respond? What if he made extraordinary and difficult demands? The prophet Habakkuk struggled with these very questions as he tried to follow God step-by-step during a time of unrest.

"Living by faith" sounds great on the surface, but when we face hardship and opposition, it's easy to seek security and stability instead of God's will. In Faith Amid the Ruins , Heath Thomas walks us through the book of Habakkuk, revealing the heart of this story about living by faith in light of God's own faithfulness toward us.

112 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2016

Reviews

[Glenn Crouch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good short book that introduces the reader to the Book of Habakkuk, and would be a valuable resource if preparing a group study on that book.

I founds that the Author did a good job of seeing Habakkuk within the Light of the New Testament, and in showing Habakkuk's importance to the NT. especially Paul. However I think his brief coverage of Old Testament Prophecy and Prophets, of Poetry, of Old Testament Theology felt too fast. I realise these are necessary topics - but the problem is they are big topics and it almost felt like the Author was implying that a better expertise in these areas would be required or at least beneficial. However he doesn't really give much guidance in this regard as to where the reader should proceed.

Like other books in this series there is a good recommended reading for Habakkuk at the end - would have liked it to be a bit longer, and something similar included for the topics mentioned above would have been appreciated.

That said, the Author does have a good understanding of his material, and I recommend this to those who are curious about why Habakkuk was so important to Reformers like Luther.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a little commentary work on the book of Habakkuk. While not technically a word for word commentary, it is more a thought for thought commentary in which the author takes the read from little knowledge of the prophet or his writing to a conversant level. Each chapter is brief and is reflective of the brief nature of the Biblical book upon which it comments. A modern application to the modern reader rounds out the scholarly aspect of the book. If you don't have much exposure to this little Old Testament book, this could be a good place to start.

[Jordan Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the third book in the Transformative Word ties that I’ve read (Revelation and Genesis being the other two). This one was definitely the least approachable of the three, but that might come from the fact that Habakkuk is a book that I have a lot less experience with than the other two.

[David Westerveld · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice short introduction to understanding the book of Habakkuk. A good overview of some of the basics of interpreting biblical prophecy and a helpful summary of the book.

[Jenifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inspiring look into the prophet’s small Bible book.

[Lucas Freitas]

Pastoral and a good company to his excellent commentary on the same book for the "Two Horizons" series.

[Ricardo Cifuentes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente libro introductorio del libro profeta Habacuc, se agradece mucho las partes explicativas de profecía, poesía y comparativas al Nuevo Testamento.