Habakkuk is one of 12 books of Minor Prophets (“Trei Asar”), marked by their shortness. Speaking during the First Temple period, likely toward the end of the 7th century BCE, the prophet opens by charging God to explain the unjust success of the Chaldeans, oppressors of Israel. God responds, encouraging patience and suggesting that “the righteous person shall live by their faith.' (2:4) The book ends with the prophet’s prayer of praise to God.