Nahum

Portrait of Nahum

The prophet Nahum brought a message of divine judgment upon the mighty city of Nineveh, revealing God's response to the Assyrian Empire's relentless cruelty and oppression of other nations. His words offered profound comfort to the people of Judah by assuring them that the Lord, who is slow to anger yet great in power, would not leave the wicked unpunished. In the unfolding story of redemption, Nahum's prophecy underscores God's sovereignty over all earthly powers and His commitment to vindicate His chosen ones through acts of justice that pave the way for ultimate deliverance.

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Books written: Nahum

Read Through Nahum's Writings

3 chapters total

Nahum

1 The Lord's Anger Against Nineveh 2 The Fall of Nineveh 3 Woe to Nineveh

Key Passages

The Lord Is Slow to Anger

Nahum 1:2-3

G2od is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Good News on the Mountains

Nahum 1:15

B15ehold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.