Nahum 1 – God is Jealous, Long-suffering
God deserves total obedience and will not permit any
rivals. It is the jealousy of the husband over his wife or the mother over her
child. He is jealous over His people and for His glory; therefore, He must
punish sin.
God does not have “temper tantrums”. He patiently
waits for sinners to hear His word and repent.
He has His way because His way is best, and He is
totally in control. He commands the forces of nature, and not one can stand
before His anger.
Nineveh will be destroyed by a flood and a fire; but
God’s people will be safe in their refuge, Jehovah God (Psalm 46). Judah had
been afflicted by Assyria, but that would now end, and the yoke would be taken
off. Judah would hear the good news from the courier that Nineveh had been
destroyed!
Nahum 2 The Invasion
It was not the Babylonians and the Medes who defeated
Assyria; it was the Lord God of Israel. (Isa. 10:5-19).
The watchmen on the walls see the enemy army
approaching with their scarlet uniforms and shields and their swift chariots.
The general puts his best troops on the wall, but they stumble over one another
and cannot move fast enough.
The invaders dam up a river and release the water,
which destroys part of the city wall and the palace. The people start to flee,
many are taken captive, and the city is pillaged.
Assyria was identified with the lion, an image in many
of their scriptures. But the Assyrian lion would devour no longer; for it had
been devoured! Assyria would roar no more and kill no more, but Judah would be restored
and enjoy the blessing of God.
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