Habakkuk 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Habakkuk Says, I Will Rejoice

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Is Bright

sunmountaingrapessheepheart

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenHabakkuk Is Glad in God

SUN → picture 4JOY → picture 3FIG → picture 1GOD → picture 2

Grade 1Joy in Hard Times

Habakkuk prays. → picture 5His splendor is like the sunrise. → picture 1The mountains saw him. → picture 4The fig tree has no fruit. → picture 2Habakkuk said, I will rejoice. → picture 3

Order:

1. Yahweh, I have heard of your fame2. His splendor is like the sunrise3. For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish4. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation

Grade 2Glad in God

What did Habakkuk ask God to show? Mercy (circle)
What is God like? The sunrise (circle)
What might have no figs? The fig tree (circle)
What would Habakkuk still be? Glad in God (circle)
Who is Habakkuk's strength? God (circle)

Grade 3Habakkuk Says, Yet I Will Rejoice

What did Habakkuk ask God to remember? Mercy
What is God's splendor like? The sunrise
Who did God go out to save? His people
What would Habakkuk do even with no fruit? Rejoice in Yahweh
What does God make Habakkuk's feet like? Deer's feet

1: Yahweh, I have heard of your fame2: His splendor is like the sunrise3: For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish4: I will be joyful in the God of my salvation

Grade 4Joy When the Fields Are Empty

What does Habakkuk ask God to remember in wrath? Mercy
Why did God go out, according to verse 13? For the salvation of his people
What losses does Habakkuk list in verse 17? The fig tree, vines, olive, fields, and flocks
What will Habakkuk do anyway? Rejoice in Yahweh and be joyful in the God of his salvation

Word bank: 1. mercy; 2. God; 3. glory; 4. mountains

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Though the Fig Tree Does Not Flourish

How does Habakkuk's book change from chapter 1 to chapter 3? It moves from complaint to a song of trust.
What does Habakkuk ask in verse 2? That God would renew his work and in wrath remember mercy.
What is the purpose of God's power in verse 13? The salvation of his people
What does verse 17-18 show about where Habakkuk's joy comes from? It comes from God himself, not from good circumstances.

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.