Before you is the picture of Habakkuk. Habakkuk was one of God's watchmen on the wall before they were carried into captivity (Hab. 2:1-3). As he watched over the people of the world, he saw a great evil that troubled his soul. So he went and spoke to God about it. God let Habakkuk speak of how he was upset that God was not punishing the people doing evil. (Hab. 1:1-5). That is when God tells Habakkuk of His plan to use the Chaldean's to punish Judah (Hab. 5-17). At first, this answer does not satisfy him. That is when God tell Habakkuk to write down the vision that God had given him (Hab. 2:2). Than God told him that he would have to wait until the appointed time for all that he had been shown to come to pass. (Hab. 2:3). Then he was told of the judgement that would be on the Chaldean's (Hab. 2:4-20).
After Habakkuk is told all the vision, he prays a prayer and song unto the Lord. In it he goes from praying in fear, to prophesying of how God will deliver his people , to praising and worshiping God. In the end, his faith is strong, and that is why his picture hangs here in this hall of faith.
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