哈巴谷集中注意神的另一个属性是信实，他说：「我们必不致死」（哈一12）。这话有甚么意义呢？哈巴谷是在回想神是一位与人立约的神。

虽然全能的神是永恒和超越时间的神，但祂屈尊降卑来与人立约。祂原来的约是与亚伯拉罕立的，后来又与以撒和雅各更新，到了再后期，祂又与大卫更新那约。是这约令犹大的百姓可以转向神说：「主啊，你不能让我们死，因为你与我们立了约，是在任何情况下都不能破坏的约。」无论迦勒底军怎么做，它永远都不能消灭犹大，因为神已经受到束缚，在不能破坏的约的关系中委身于祂的百姓。

由于聚焦在神的品格的这四个方面──祂永恒的本质、自存、圣洁和信实──哈巴谷现在可以从不同角度来看自己的困难，他说：「……你派定他为要刑罚人……你设立他为要惩治人」（12节）。你明白哈巴谷在说甚么吗？他是开始看到了困难的答案，说：「神兴起迦勒底人，一定是为了犹大的好处。这是我可以肯定的。神并非不能限制他们，但因着神自己的本性和属性，所以这是不可能发生的。我不能够完全明白，但我知道神不能够也不会做任何违背祂品格的事情」。既然如此，为甚么还需要恐慌呢？

The next attribute of God on which Habakkuk focuses is that of faithfulness: "We will not die" (Hab. 1:12). What is the significance of these interesting words? Habakkuk is recalling that God is the God of the covenant.

Although the Almighty is eternal and beyond time, He condescended to make a covenant with men. His original covenant was with Abraham and was later renewed with Isaac and Jacob. Later still, He renewed it with David. It was this covenant which entitled the people of Judah to turn to God and say: "Lord, You cannot let us die, for You have made a covenant with us, one that can never under any circumstance be broken." Whatever the Chaldean army might do, it could never exterminate Judah, because God was bound and committed to His people in a covenant relationship that could never be broken.

Having focused on these four aspects of God's character - His eternal nature, self-existence, holiness and faithfulness - Habakkuk is now able to see his problem from a different perspective: "...you have appointed them to execute judgment... you have ordained them to punish..." (v.12). Can you understand what he is saying? He is beginning to perceive an answer to his problem and reasons thus: "God must be raising up the Chaldeans for Judah's benefit. Of this I can be certain. It is not that God is incapable of restraining them. In the light of His nature and attributes, such a thing would be impossible. I am not able to understand it fully, but I know that God cannot and will not do anything that is contrary to His character." If that is true - then why panic?