Holy Prophet Habakkuk

Life

Habakkuk was the son of Asaphat, from the tribe of Simeon. He prophesied six hundred years before Christ during the reign of King Manasseh. He foretold the devastation of Jerusalem. When Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, Habakkuk took refuge in the land of the Ishmaelites, from where he later returned again to Judea, where he lived as a farmer. One day he was carrying lunch to workers in the field, when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said: Take the lunch which thou hast to Babylon, to Daniel, to the lions' den. And Habakkuk said: Lord, I have not seen Babylon, and I know not where the den is. Then the angel took him by the hair and instantly transported him to Babylon, into the enormous distance, to the lions' den, into which Daniel had been cast by King Cyrus as punishment, because he would not bow down to idols. Daniel, Daniel, receive the lunch which God hath sent thee, cried out Habakkuk. And Daniel received and ate. Then the angel of God again took Habakkuk and transported him to Judea, to his field. Habakkuk also prophesied concerning the liberation of Jerusalem and the time of Christ. He reposed in deep old age and was buried in the place of Kela. His relics were discovered during the time of Theodosius the Great.

From the Hymn of Praise

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