The story of Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar looms large in scripture, not only from the historical perspective but from the symbolic perspective. Throughout scripture, Babylon represents the antithesis of the Kingdom of God. It is the power of this world bound up in a system.

This Week’s Recommended Reading

• Habakkuk 1-3

Considerations As You Read

• What do you think God wanted to show to Habakkuk?
• What perspectives needed to be shifted in the prophet as he looked upon the wicked kingdom of Babylon?

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