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Starter Quote
Although God had used the Assyrians to chasten the wayward southern kingdom, he did not allow Judah to be annihilated.
God’s plan, that the Messiah would come from the line of David, would not be thwarted.
The religious feasts of Judah, which God encouraged them to keep (1:15), would have reminded them of the future Savior.
Background Information
Author
Nahum of Elkosh
Compassion or comfort
Date
Approximately 660-612 BC
Audience
Judahites
Nahum was written in Hebrew, not Akkadian
Assyria was used by God to discipline Judah due to their disobedience to Yahweh
The opening hymn splits Judah into two camps:
Those who trust Yahweh even in the midst of divine punishment
Those who have no interest in following Yahweh
Assyria via Nineveh
Nineveh was an incredibly evil city and a prominent enemy of Israel
The Assyrians would be judged by Yahweh through battle with Him
The Judeans knew the Assyrian’s future, but Assyria was unaware
The Judeans should patiently wait for Yahweh’s intervention
Nineveh ultimately destroyed by the Babylonians in 612 BC
Genre
Prophetic
This letter is an oracle of judgment against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
Battle Story
God, the Divine Warrior, wars against Assyria, wins the battle, and offers no redemption afterwards
Outline of Book
Nahum 1 - God’s Righteous Anger
Nahum 1:1 - Title and Author
Nahum 1:2-8 - Announcing Assyria’s Destruction and Judah’s Salvation
Nahum 2:1-3:19 - Nineveh’s Fall
Nahum 2:1-13 - Nineveh and Assyria will be Destroyed
Nahum 3:1-7 - Woe!
Nahum 3:8-19 - Song of Taunting
Purpose of Nahum
The purpose of Nahum is to reveal Yahweh as the great Divine Warrior who issues judgment against the Assyrians and rescues His people and the Messianic seed
Theology
Theocentric
Yahweh as the Divine Warrior
Quotes on the book of Nahum
Preaching from Nahum depends, first of all, on understanding the differences between the eschatological context of 1:2–8 and the historically specific nature of the fall of Assyria predicted in the rest of the book.
The two parts of the book are clearly linked, but the opening hymn presents an ultimate judgment that includes all of humanity and that is rendered exclusively in accordance with the individual’s relationship to God.
Each person is either God’s enemy or one who trusts in him for deliverance from his wrath against sin, and one’s nationality plays no role whatsoever in this final judgment.
The book of Nahum thus reveals God to us in a unique way.
He is at the same time the good God as well as the God who takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.
His wrath is a manifestation of his righteousness.
He is the mighty God of nature as well as the mighty God of world events, and therefore his people may put their trust in him and, in so doing, keep on hoping for a future of peace.
Purpose of Nahum
The purpose of Nahum is to reveal Yahweh as the great Divine Warrior who issues judgment against the Assyrians and rescues His people and the Messianic seed
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