The Book of Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh, the proud capital of Assyria, a century after Jonah's preaching had once spared it. Where Jonah saw mercy, Nahum sees justice; the city that turned back to its cruelty must now answer for the blood it has shed. Yet the book is not only about wrath. At its heart stands the assurance that “Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble,” and the good news of peace carried over the mountains to God's afflicted people. Nahum reminds us that the God who judges evil is the same God who shelters those who take refuge in him—and points us to the cross, where justice and mercy meet, and to the day when every cruelty will at last be undone.
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Whole-Book Overview
See the whole sweep of Nahum, from the majestic God who is both avenging and good, to the certain fall of a cruel empire, and the comfort it brings to all who trust him.
Open overview → Chapter 1Avenging and Good
A majestic hymn reveals God as jealous, avenging, and almighty, yet good and a stronghold for all who take refuge in him.
Open study → Chapter 2The Fall of Nineveh
In vivid poetry the attacker storms the city, the river-gates open, the palace dissolves, and the proud lion's den is plundered and left empty.
Open study → Chapter 3Woe to the Bloody City
A funeral lament over the city of blood, lies, and cruelty, whose wound is incurable and whose fall brings relief to all she oppressed.
Open study →Study together
Gather a group, work through a chapter at a time, and journey through Nahum together. Invite a friend to join you.