3. Isa. 14:24–25 8. Nah. 2:8
Study Notes
NAHUM—NOTE ON 1:1 oracle. The prophecy is a message of doom. Nahum was only the messenger of this divine oracle of judgment on Nineveh.
NAHUM—NOTE ON 1:2–15 The destruction of Nineveh was announced.
NAHUM—NOTE ON 1:2–8 Nahum, defining God's power in general, establishes the fact that he is omnipotent, a holy and jealous God who will punish the wicked and avenge his own.
NAHUM—NOTE ON 1:2 jealous. This attribute, often used of God's burning zeal for his wife, Israel, emphasizes his passionate reaction against anyone guilty of spiritual adultery. Possibly the captivity of the 10 northern tribes (722 B.C.) or the invasion of Sennacherib (701 B.C.) is in view here.
NAHUM—NOTE ON 1:3 slow to anger. The jealousy of v. 2 should not suggest that God is quick to anger; rather he is longsuffering (cf. Ex. 34:6; Num. 14:18). God had extended his forbearance to Nineveh at least a century earlier in response to their repentance at Jonah's preaching (cf. Jonah 3:10; 4:2). But although patient, his justice will eventually punish the wicked. whirlwind . . . storm . . . clouds. These figures frequently describe the Lord's appearances (theophanies), often in judgment (cf. Ex. 19:9, 16; Ps. 83:15; Isa. 29:6; Joel 2:2; 1 Thess. 4:17). Nature is the theater in which his power and majesty are showcased.
God's Judgment Against Assyria/Neneveh
God's Judgment Against Assyria/Nineveh IN RETROSPECT—Fulfilled 1. Jer. 50:17–18 2. Ezek. 32:22–23 IN PROSPECT—Prophesied 1. Isa. 10:5 6. Mic. 5:5–6 2. Isa. 10:24–27 7. Nah. 1:1 3. Isa. 14:24–25 8. Nah. 2:8 4. Isa. 30:31–33 9. Nah. 3:7, 18 5. Isa. 31:8–9 10. Zeph. 2:13–15