Like many other characters in Scripture, the prophet Habakkuk bore a significant name. 'Habakkuk@ is a form of the Hebrew word for 'embrace' and conveys the idea of a wrestler in an embrace with his oppenent. As Walter Chantry shows in this absorbing book, Habakkuk lived out his name by wrestling with God in prayer in the midst of a national and international situation resembling our own in many respects. As we read his prophecy, we hear Habakkuk pray, then listen as the Almighty responds.