Habakkuk the Prophet
Habakkuk the Prophet
Continue the conversation throughout the week with your kids by asking them questions pertaining to the lesson from Sunday at Redemption Kids.
The questions asked below were asked on Sunday during our time at Redemption Kids. Take some time to read the passage together, discuss the questions, watch a BRAND NEW video of the lesson, memorize the Bible verse, and remember the big idea of this week!
Ask the Questions
Minis/Littles Discussion Questions
What did Habakkuk pray to God about? (bad things happening)
Did God know about the bad things happening? (yes)
Was God still working out His good plan for the people? (yes)
Did Habakkuk say he would only trust God if good things happened. (No, Habakkuk learned to trust in God no matter what happened.)
How did God plan to fix what sin broke? God planned to send Jesus.
Bigs/Elementary Discussion Questions
Whom did God plan to use to punish Judah? (the Babylonians, Hab. 1:6)
How will the righteous live? (by faith, Hab. 2:4)
Would Habakkuk stop praising God if things stayed hard? (no, Hab. 3:17-18)
Why do you think God punished His people’s sin? Guide kids to see that God’s justice is a part of His love. He punishes sin to prevent sin from growing and destroying more lives. Help kids see that if God simply allowed sin to grow and thrive, He would be going against His very character as a loving and holy God.
When you think about God’s plan to punish Jesus for our sin, how do you feel? Guide kids to discuss their thoughts. Ask them questions about if they feel more grateful toward God, more shocked at His love, or more humbled by Jesus’ sacrifice.
How can we have faith even when the world seems scary or evil? Guide kids to talk about our ultimate source of hope. Remind kids that we know Jesus will return and fix everything broken in the world. We know that evil will not win in the end. If we trust in Jesus, we will live in His perfect kingdom when He returns; if we reject Him, we will bear the punishment of our sin that we deserve.
Remember the 3 B’s
Big Picture Question: How did God plan to fix what sin broke? Before He created the world, God planned to send the Messiah to save sinners.
Big Idea: Habakkuk learned to have faith and trust in God.
Bible Verse to Memorize - if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
