Nahum

 

Nahum

The name Nahum means “comfort” and his message to Ninevah was a comfort to the Jews who feared and hated the cruel Assyrians threats to their security. One hundred years earlier Ninevah repented to the preaching of Jonah, but it was short-lived.

Nahum was called to announce to Ninevah that their judgment was imminent. The city fell to the Medes, Scythians, and Babylonians in 612 B.C. and they turned into permanent ruin.

Nahum reminds us that God’s justice means He will not overlook evil, nor will He turn a deaf ear to the cries of its victims. Ultimately every wrong will be made right!

Nahum writes, “The Lord has His way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.”

We too face frightening storms in our lives whether it be illness, injury, financial pressures, marriage problems, or the loss of a loved one. God is not absent in the storm. He is a refuge, a stronghold, a hiding place and He is good and in full control.

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary

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