“the book of habakkuk is a compilation of the prophet’s laments, not an accusation against israel and its sin or a message to the people on god’s behalf like some of the other prophetic books. That implies that there was a larger group of people out of which he made that choice. Well, the doctrine of election simply means that god, uninfluenced and before creation, predetermined certain people to be saved.

David jeremiah “ malachi accuses israel of selfishness after the exile and announces that the day of the lord will purify israel and prepare them for god’s kingdom. Instead, habakkuk questions god’s goodness because he sees so much injustice, evil and tragedy in the world. What group of people is that? One hundred years after exile, the israelites who had returned to jerusalem were as evil and corrupt as their ancestors. Webthe theme, by the way, of the epistle to the hebrews is really the superiority of christ.

Webthe theme, by the way, of the epistle to the hebrews is really the superiority of christ.