The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk 1:1 The small scroll of Habakkuk begins with a simple introduction. We learn Habakkuk is a prophet, and he saw an oracle. Let’s unpack that. What is a Prophet? What is a prophet? There are a number of men and women throughout the Bible who are called prophets. We often first think of prophets like fortune-tellers, telling what is to come. While that is part of it, it is more common for them to tell what is currently happening (forthtelling rather than foretelling). Their role is to pass along a message from […]