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  "generated_at": "2026-05-11T03:25:14Z",
  "testament": "Old Testament",
  "book": "Habakkuk",
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  "summary": "Habakkuk wrestles with evil, judgment, and faith, teaching that the righteous live by faith while waiting for God’s justice.",
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      "passage_ref": "Habakkuk 1:1-17",
      "title": "Habakkuk's first complaint and Yahweh's answer",
      "main_point": "Habakkuk cries out to Yahweh because violence and injustice have corrupted Judah, and God answers that he is raising up Babylon to judge them. This answer troubles Habakkuk even more because Babylon is more ruthless and arrogant, yet God remains holy, sovereign, and just.",
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      "passage_ref": "Habakkuk 2:1-20",
      "title": "The vision and the woes",
      "main_point": "God tells Habakkuk that the vision of judgment is certain, even if its fulfillment seems delayed. Babylon’s pride, greed, violence, shameful cruelty, and idolatry will be judged, while the righteous must live by steadfast faithfulness before the Lord.",
      "html_url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/commentary/old-testament-lite/habakkuk/hab_002/",
      "json_url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/data/commentary/old-testament-lite/habakkuk/HAB_002.json",
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      "custom_id": "HAB_003",
      "passage_ref": "Habakkuk 3:1-19",
      "title": "Habakkuk's prayer of trust",
      "main_point": "Habakkuk responds to coming judgment by praying for mercy, remembering Yahweh’s mighty acts of deliverance, and rejoicing in God even if every visible support collapses. The chapter teaches that true faith trembles before God’s holiness and still trusts him as the only secure strength.",
      "html_url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/commentary/old-testament-lite/habakkuk/hab_003/",
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