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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: Habakkuk - A Neo-Babylonian Prophet
Description: The Minor Prophet of Habakkuk is unlike the other prophets, where he hears a word from the Lord and proclaims it to the people, but instead it is a theodicy - a defense of God. Habakkuk questions the Lord and asks, "How long must I call for help in this place of no justice?" The Lord tells him He is doing something, "I am raising up the Babylonians." Habakkuk did not like that answer because why would a pure God use them for this issue? The Lord's answer was He had a plan and a time, and Habakkuk was...