When romania was still under communist rule, a christian pastor commented on revelation, the favorite book of the bible. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. The next power to rise is the babylonian empire, sometimes ruled by chaldean kings. The lords anger against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging.
While nahum is a short book of only three chapters comprised of 47 verses, we would be wise to pay attention to the message of nahum. The focal point of the entire book is the lords judgment on nineveh for her oppression, cruelty, idolatry and wickedness. Book before nahum is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 7 times. That happened well over one hundred years before nahums writing. Ninevehs fall, which is nahum s theme, would bring comfort to judah. The very first verse of this book informs us that the message will be the burden against. The writer is nahum, and his name means comforter, but the message that he gives.
The twelve, also called the twelve prophets, orthe minor prophets, book of the hebrew bible that contains the books of 12 minor prophets. But we dont know where that was because it is not mentioned elsewhere in the bible. When christ was brought before pilate, he was asked if he was a king. The message of nahum judging nineveh part 2 011109 pm text. Nahum the elkoshite had a message of consolation to judah since he foretold the doom of the assyrians and the restoration of gods people. There are many theories as to where that city was though there is no conclusive evidence. This message concerning nineveh came as a vision to. The hebrew name nahum means compassion, or comfort and is interesting in light of gods promises throughout the book of comfort and deliverance for his people. The book contains the vision of nahum, whose name means comfort.
Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The book of nahum announces the destruction of assyria and reveals that god will punish all arrogant, violent and evil nations while he protects his humble and faithful people. To understand the prophets exultant outburst of joy over the impending destruction it is necessary to recall the savage cruelty of assyria, which had made it the scourge of the ancient near east for almost three centuries. Look no further because you will find whatever you are looking for in here. This is why the apostle paul could say, all scripture is inspired by god and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for. And ive divided it up into six sections here for the sermon this afternoon. The god of heaven is a god of mercy to the penitent, yet a god of doom to the impenitent. Application of the message of nahum for us begins with understanding the sovereignty of god. This is apropos because his message of the coming judgment on nineveh comforted judah after their suffering at assyrias hand.
His book is a message of destruction for nineveh, and that would. Nahum a warning to us all nahum a warning to us all. When god had a message for the people, he spoke through the prophets. The lord may be merciful and slow to anger, but the day of judgment does finally come. What we do have in the book of nahum is a remarkable prophecy, but one. Following is a suggested outline of the book of nahum. Nahum, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. His writings were likely written in about 615 bc, before the downfall of assyria. Thus opens nahums prophecy, and this is the message of this book of the bible for the world today. Typically, jonah is dated to the period of jeroboam, i.
His book is a message of destruction for nineveh, and that would have been a message of consolation for the nations she had oppressed. When god told jonah to go to nineveh and to bring a message there, a remarkable thing happenedthe entire city turned to god100 percent. The author of this remarkably literary book is probably nahum. God judges and blesses our actions according to his will cf.
If we were to summarize the overall message of the book of job, it would be with this phrase. The only mention in scripture of nahum the elkoshite occurs in the first verse of his. The lords anger against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging god. His book comes in chronological order between micah and habakkuk in the bible. God is serious businessa report on the problem of nineveh, the way god gave nahum of elkosh to see it. A century after the fall of samaria in 722 bc the captivity of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of nahum was written to express a major truth of the prophets. The book s author is nahum, whose name means comfort. So, nahum s message came between the two events and dates reference above. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. Shortly before the fall of nineveh, the capital of assyria, in 612 b. The discomfiting but urgent message of the prophet nahum. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. He is one who speaks a message from god to someone else.
Highlights from the books of nahum, habakkuk, and zephaniah. His word came in visions, oracles, dreams, parables, and the like. Why is it in the bible and what message does the prophet nahum have for us today. Th prophecy of nahum harmonizes with the message of jonah. The focal point of the entire book is the lords judgment on nineveh for her oppression, cruelty, idolatry, and wickedness. Since you are already here then chances are that you are looking for the daily themed crossword solutions. The prophet nahum of judah has a word regarding the assyrian capital, nineveh. Nahum is a biblical book that christians find easy to avoid. Nahum was a prophet of god and his message comes in the form of a prophetic vision.
The message of judgment against nineveh portrays a nation of strength, intimating a time not only prior to her fall in 612 b. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of nahum in his audio message from the. The prophet nahum full of comfort wrote the book of nahum as stated in nahum 1. The message is the bible paraphrased into contemporary english. So, to answer the question directly, no nahum is not the promised vengeance of god against nineveh promised by god in jonah. This message concerning nineveh came as a vision to nahum, who lived in elkosh. Jonah preached repentance to nineveh, and because its inhabitants humbled themselves before god, the city was spared at that time. Book of nahum overview insight for living ministries. The book of nahum is one that is neglected because it is so obscure, and so small that it is seldom read and much less frequently understood. Nahum is the seventh of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. Nahum intro to nahum biblica the international bible society.
This would put the book probably between about 663 and 654 b. But every portion of scripture is indispensable, each has its own contribution to make. Avoiding the fierce punishment of the lord is not dependent on ethnicity, class, intelligence, skin color, or family history, but on repentance and faith. Actually, i like to study the little books of jonah and nahum together because it was between 100 and 150 years before nahum appeared on the scene that jonah went to nineveh with a message from god. The author of the book of nahum identifies himself as nahum in the hebrew consoler or comforter the elkoshite 1. The discomfiting but urgent message of the prophet nahum a voice of blazing heat and pellucid clarity, nahum reminds us that, like justice and love, vengeance is an element of gods being. He wrote about the end of the assyrian empire, and its capital city, nineveh, in a vivid poetic style. Nahum sounds the deathknell of nineveh and pronounces judgment, by total destruction, on assyria. The leaders of conquered cities were tortured and horribly mutilated before being. An 18thcentury russian orthodox icon of the prophet nahum.
It could be, very well, that the turnaround of king manasseh was himself a part from the message that nahum gave, because when we go back to the book of nahum, and what i want you to do is go back to chapter 1, verse 15. The lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. However, assyria again lapsed into iniquity, and it was nahum s duty to. The message of nahum sermon by daniel austin, nahum 1.