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Nahum

NAHUM 1-3

NAHUM'S PREDICTION OF NINEVEH'S FALL (1:1-7, 9-15; 2:12; 3:1, 4-10)

The purpose (1:1-2, 7, 9-15; 2:12; 3:1, 4-10):

To protect Judah (1:1-2, 7, 13, 15)
Jehovah's confirmation (1:1-2, 7):
Judah's celebration (1:13, 15):
To punish Nineveh (1:9-12, 14; 2:12; 3:1, 4-10):
Defiance of God (1:9-12)
Idolatry (1:14)
Terrible bloodshed (2:12; 3:1)
Involvement in the occult (3:4-10)

The power (1:3-6):

A raging storm (1:3-5)
A consuming fire (1:6)

NAHUM'S DESCRIPTION OF NINEVEH'S FALL (1:8; 2:1-11, 13; 3:2-3, 11-19)

The sources of her destruction (1:8; 2:3-4)

Waters will overflow her (1:8):
Babylonian warriors will invade her (2:3-4).

The severity of her destruction (2:1-2, 6-11, 13; 3:2-3, 11-19)

As foretold by God (3:11-15)
The city will stagger like a terrified drunkard (3:11).
All its fortresses will fall (3:12).
Its soldiers will be helpless (3:13a).
Nineveh will be sacked and burned (3:13b-15).
As fulfilled by God (2:1-2, 6-11, 13; 3:2-3, 16-19)
The overview of the battle for Nineveh (2:1-2):