Nahum
Nahum prophesies the destruction of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, about 150 years after Jonah's mission there. It declares God's justice against oppressive nations while comforting Judah with the promise of deliverance.
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๐ About This Book
Purpose
To declare that God's patience with Nineveh has ended - the city that repented under Jonah has returned to violence.
Audience
Judah, assuring them that their Assyrian oppressor would be destroyed.
Key Themes
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Did You Know?
- Prophesies the destruction of Nineveh - 150 years after Jonah
- Nineveh had repented under Jonah but returned to wickedness
- The fall of Nineveh in 612 BC happened exactly as described
- Nahum means 'comfort' - comfort for Judah that their oppressor would fall
- Contains vivid military imagery of chariots and flooding
- The book is an acrostic poem (partially) in chapter 1
- Nineveh was so thoroughly destroyed it was lost for 2,500 years
- Archaeologists rediscovered Nineveh in 1847
- One of the few prophets focused entirely on a foreign nation
- Complements Jonah - showing God's patience has limits