Habakkuk — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on habakkuk, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Habakkuk 1:2 (KJV)
In the opening of the book, what does the prophet cry out because of the violence he sees?
Answer: O LORD, how long shall I cry?
Study note. Habakkuk begins by lamenting that he cries out of violence and the Lord will not save.
Lesson 2 · Habakkuk 1:6 (KJV)
Which nation did the LORD say He would raise up to execute judgment?
Answer: The Chaldeans
Study note. The LORD describes them as a bitter and hasty nation.
Lesson 3 · Habakkuk 1:13 (KJV)
How does the LORD describe the eyes of the Holy One of Israel?
Answer: Of purer eyes than to behold evil
Study note. Habakkuk acknowledges that God is of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on iniquity.
Lesson 4 · Habakkuk 2:1 (KJV)
Where did Habakkuk say he would stand to watch and see what the LORD would say?
Answer: Upon my watch
Study note. The prophet set himself upon the tower to watch for the LORD's answer.
Lesson 5 · Habakkuk 2:2 (KJV)
What instruction did the LORD give Habakkuk regarding the vision?
Answer: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables
Study note. The vision was to be made plain so that he may run that readeth it.
Lesson 6 · Habakkuk 2:4 (KJV)
According to Habakkuk 2:4, how shall the just live?
Answer: By his faith
Study note. This famous verse declares that 'the just shall live by his faith.'
Lesson 7 · Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV)
With what shall the earth be filled, as the waters cover the sea?
Answer: The knowledge of the glory of the LORD
Study note. The scripture promises the earth will be filled with the knowledge of His glory.
Lesson 8 · Habakkuk 2:20 (KJV)
Where is the LORD, such that all the earth should keep silence before Him?
Answer: In his holy temple
Study note. Habakkuk 2:20 states, 'But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.'
Lesson 9 · Habakkuk 3:2 (KJV)
In his prayer, what does Habakkuk ask the LORD to remember in the midst of wrath?
Answer: Mercy
Study note. The prophet prays, 'in wrath remember mercy.'
Lesson 10 · Habakkuk 3:18 (KJV)
Even if the fig tree shall not blossom, in whom will Habakkuk rejoice?
Answer: The God of my salvation
Study note. Habakkuk concludes with a song of trust, rejoicing in the God of his salvation.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does habakkuk point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?