I’ve been struggling in my study of late. I still enjoy it and I have received insights - lately into Habakkuk (say “Huh - back - uck”), but I am having trouble bringing the relevance of those insights to others. That is likely because I am having trouble making them relevant to myself! Habakkuk has an interesting dialog with God, other than Job the only biblical character I know to question God and his ways. Habakkuk questions God on allowing evil to perpetuate in Judah and then, when God says “look around, I’m bringing the Babylons to vent my wrath on Jerusalem” Habakkuk asks God “you’re too good; how can you allow such evil people to judge those more righteous than they?” Seems a reasonable question. God’s answer? He’ll also judge those wicked Babylonians. In the end Habakkuk seems to conclude that God is God and his ways are his own. More importantly, he submits himself to God and God’s coming judgement on Judah with a determination to exult in the Lord who makes him walk in high places with feet like those of a deer.

That last statement is an interesting one. I wonder what Habakkuk is saying? Maybe I’ll spend some time looking into deer references in the bible to see if I can gain some insight.