How firm a foundation,

Ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent work.

A virus that shuts down the world.

Rampant school shootings.

Continuous political disputes.

Does it ever feel as though God has exited the earth and left us to spin out of control?

Well, that's certainly what the prophet Habakkuk thought in his day.

Life as he knew it was over, and his whole nation was about to be invaded by their mortal enemy. Well, if you

ever wonder how to be a person of faith when the world seems like it's going to implode,

this study will help us find out how to do it. I'm Steve Schwetz, welcoming you aboard the

Bible bus with Dr. J. Vernon McGee as we take our trip through the Old Testament book of Habakkuk.

We're going to learn that in times of crises, God is closer than we think.

That's good news, isn't it?

Now, before we jump into God's Word, let's begin with a series of introductions about prophecy

and the covenants of the Bible.

Here's Dr. McGee.

Now, for the past few books, I've taken time out to lift out the great truths in certain features

of the scripture. From now until we get to revelation, we will enlarge on some particular feature

of prophecy that every Bible student must know if he or she is to understand

the profound purposes of the Bible. I will do this at the beginning of our Bible study.

Prophecy is part of the divine revelation and it is logical.

It reveals God's game plan for the future.

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