Habakkuk Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.In the opening of the book, what does the prophet cry out because of the violence he sees?
- A. O LORD, how long shall I cry?
- B. Why hast thou forsaken me?
- C. Woe is me for my hurt!
- D. How long, O LORD, holy and true?
2.Which nation did the LORD say He would raise up to execute judgment?
- A. The Egyptians
- B. The Chaldeans
- C. The Assyrians
- D. The Edomites
3.How does the LORD describe the eyes of the Holy One of Israel?
- A. As a flame of fire
- B. Searching the hearts of men
- C. Of purer eyes than to behold evil
- D. Beholding the evil and the good
4.Where did Habakkuk say he would stand to watch and see what the LORD would say?
- A. Upon the temple mount
- B. In the valley of vision
- C. Upon my watch
- D. In the secret place
5.What instruction did the LORD give Habakkuk regarding the vision?
- A. Seal it up until the end
- B. Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables
- C. Tell it not in Gath
- D. Speak it into the ears of the princes
6.According to Habakkuk 2:4, how shall the just live?
- A. By his works
- B. By his faith
- C. By the law
- D. By the mercy of God
7.With what shall the earth be filled, as the waters cover the sea?
- A. The judgment of the LORD
- B. The knowledge of the glory of the LORD
- C. The seed of Abraham
- D. The righteousness of the saints
8.Where is the LORD, such that all the earth should keep silence before Him?
- A. In the highest heaven
- B. In his holy temple
- C. In the midst of the fire
- D. Upon the throne of David
9.In his prayer, what does Habakkuk ask the LORD to remember in the midst of wrath?
- A. His covenant
- B. Mercy
- C. The poor
- D. The city of Jerusalem
10.Even if the fig tree shall not blossom, in whom will Habakkuk rejoice?
- A. The God of my salvation
- B. The King of kings
- C. The Lord of hosts
- D. The Rock of ages
Answer Key
1.A. O LORD, how long shall I cry? — Habakkuk 1:2 (KJV)
Habakkuk begins by lamenting that he cries out of violence and the Lord will not save.
2.B. The Chaldeans — Habakkuk 1:6 (KJV)
The LORD describes them as a bitter and hasty nation.
3.C. Of purer eyes than to behold evil — Habakkuk 1:13 (KJV)
Habakkuk acknowledges that God is of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on iniquity.
4.C. Upon my watch — Habakkuk 2:1 (KJV)
The prophet set himself upon the tower to watch for the LORD's answer.
5.B. Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables — Habakkuk 2:2 (KJV)
The vision was to be made plain so that he may run that readeth it.
6.B. By his faith — Habakkuk 2:4 (KJV)
This famous verse declares that 'the just shall live by his faith.'
7.B. The knowledge of the glory of the LORD — Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV)
The scripture promises the earth will be filled with the knowledge of His glory.
8.B. In his holy temple — Habakkuk 2:20 (KJV)
Habakkuk 2:20 states, 'But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.'
9.B. Mercy — Habakkuk 3:2 (KJV)
The prophet prays, 'in wrath remember mercy.'
10.A. The God of my salvation — Habakkuk 3:18 (KJV)
Habakkuk concludes with a song of trust, rejoicing in the God of his salvation.