Nahum 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The L ORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

Knowing God’s Word Nahum

Knowing God’s Word Last week we studied Micah, a prophet who prophesied to both Israel and Judah of the downfall of their capitals This week we move on to the book of Nahum The book of Nahum is the 34 th book of our OT; the 7 th of the minor prophets

Knowing God’s Word Nahum is the author of this book (1:1) Nahum is Nahum or Nachoum in Hebrew, meaning “comfort” or “consolation” The name is the abbreviated form of Nehemiah which means “comfort of Yahweh” He was from Elkosh (perhaps Capernaum)

Knowing God’s Word Most would date this prophecy to around 650 BC According to Nahum, this is after the fall of Thebes (No Amon), which took place in 663 BC (3:8-10) This would also be after Israel was destroyed by Assyria; about 100 years after Jonah preached to Nineveh

Knowing God’s Word Nahum would have been contemporaries of Jeremiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah The prophecies of Nahum are directed toward Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria It was also written as a comfort to Judah, who was very afraid of the Assyrian threat

Knowing God’s Word The main sins discussed of Nineveh would be it’s cruelty to enemies and it’s greediness Babylon, with the help of others, would take down Nineveh This happened somewhere around BC

Knowing God’s Word Some things we see prophesied about that match up historically are: – Walls fell because of flooding of river (1:8; 2:6) – They were besieged while drunk at a party, celebrating that they had withstood attacks (1:10) – Nineveh would never recover (3:19)

Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in Nahum: – 1:2-3 – 1:7 – 1:14-15 – 2:1 – 3:7

Knowing God’s Word Outline of Nahum: – Nineveh’s Doom Declared (1) – Nineveh’s Doom Described (2) – Nineveh’s Doom Deserved (3)