Nahum 2

For God

Nahum 2:1-13

Nahum 2:2

For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have plundered them and ruined their branches. (use)

Nahum 1:15

Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off. (use)

Proverbs 24:17

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, (use)

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (use)

These things shall pass and some great morning We'll look back and smile at heartaches we have known So don't forget when shadows gather The Lord our God is still the King upon his throne

Hamblen, S., 1950. These Things Shall Pass.
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Nahum 2:7

its mistress is stripped; she is carried off, her slave girls lamenting, moaning like doves and beating their breasts. (use)

The pathos is striking: War is not just a matter of armaments and defenses, of victories and defeats-it involves helpless, innocent people.

Patterson, R.D., 1990. Nahum: poet laureate of the Minor Prophets.
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Ezra 8:22

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him. (use)

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he{Azariah} went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. (use)

How many times have we heard people say "Everything will be OK because scientists will work something out", whether it be global warming or the pandemic? We are about to find out whether such optimism is justified. If it isn't then I might be heading back to church.

Johnston, P., 2020. At times like this, we realise just how powerless mankind really is.
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Isaiah 37:32

For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. (use)

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. (use)

Reading Nahum, we see the judgment to fall on the wicked, and the trajectory that culminates in Jesus continues—a trajectory that clarifies how any wicked person can be fully and freely forgiven.

Glodo, M., 2019. The Gospel in Nahum.
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Nahum 2:13

Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. (use)

Proverbs 21:12

The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin. (use)

God's sovereignty over men's affairs is not compromised even by the reality of sin and evil in the world. It is not limited to the good acts of men or the pleasant events of nature. The wind belongs to God whether it comforts or whether it kills.

Piper, J., 1986. Desiring God.
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Isaiah 36:13

Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!" (use)

Nahum 1:9

What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a complete end; trouble will not rise up a second time. (use)

Nahum 1:11

From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor. (use)

Isaiah 36:20

Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’" (use)

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

Lewis, C.S., 1940. Problem of Pain. Collins, London.
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The disciples heard what sentence Christ passed on this tree, and took notice of it. Woes from Christ's mouth are to be observed and kept in mind, as well as blessings.

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible. UK. Mark
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Psalm 46:9

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. (use)

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (use)

In the final judgment, it will not matter how much you achieved, nor how much you owned. All that will matter is: did you know the Lord?

Lawson, S., 2021. Did you know the Lord?
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Topics and Themes

For and Against

Nahum 2:2

For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have plundered them and ruined their branches. (use)

Nahum 2:13

Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. (use)

Key Verse

Nahum 2:13

Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. (use)