Nahum with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. She is crammed with wealthand is never without victims. This study also includes a teaching outline at the end. In 1604, king james i of england authorized that a new translation of the bible into english be started. Book of nahum, the seventh of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets grouped together as the twelve in the jewish canon. The book is a oneminute radio program that features unusual stories and interesting facts about the bibleone of the bestselling books of all time. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Online bible at esv, kjv, darby, american standard version, bible in basic english. Nahum is the thirtyfourth book of the bible, the seventh of the twelve minor or shorter prophets.
Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. Bashan languisheth, and carmel, and the flower of lebanon languisheth. The god of heaven is a god of mercy to the penitent, yet a god of doom to the impenitent. The most popular bible verses from nahum found 47 verses nahum 1. Although god uses pagans to punish his peoples apostasy and sin, the tool itself is also liable to punishment. Many books have more than one accepted abbreviation.
Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength. The book is a oneminute radio program that features unusual stories and interesting facts about the bible one of the bestselling books of all time. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, august 20. This summary of the book of nahum provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of nahum.
But we dont know where that was because it is not mentioned elsewhere in the bible. Nahum summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of nahum for bible study or sunday school lessons. Oct 05, 2017 the book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible. Nahum 2 niv nineveh to fall an attacker advances bible gateway. Nineveh to fall an attacker advances against you, nineveh. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Ninevehs doom is evidence that god stands against oppression and the abuse of power. Book of nahum overview insight for living ministries. Notice how halleys bible handbook introduces the book of nahum.
You can follow the abbreviation with a chapter andor verse reference specified e. Book of nahum bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. With this additional short summary of the book of nahum you can discover the people, places and stories detailed in this holy scripture. Jan 02, 2020 book of nahum bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. Ninevehs fall, which is nahums theme, would bring comfort to judah. Following is a suggested outline of the book of nahum. The book of nahum from the holy bible new international version niv book 34 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this speed and. The book of nahum niv audio holy bible high quality and. The lord will restore the splendor of jacob like the splendor of israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines. Avoiding the fierce punishment of the lord is not dependent on ethnicity, class, intelligence, skin color, or family history, but on repentance and faith. Nineveh was conquered by the babylonians, medes, and scythians in 612 b. The lords anger against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging god. This gives us an idea of the hebrew poetry in the book of nahum.
But nahum is not a prophet of unrestrained revenge. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Nahum was from the town of alqosh and, like the prophet jonah 100 years before, spoke of ninevehs coming punishment from god. In this book, nahum portrays the downfall of nineveh and assyria as an. The amplified bible classic edition ampc present on bible gateway. Why did god judge nineveh so harshly in the book of nahum.
This is the holy book of nahum, known simply as nahum. Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of ahaz b. The book of micah from the holy bible new international version niv book 33 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this speed and. Second, the remainder of nahums prophecies came true in 612 b. The prophet nahum descibes what happens when an empire abandons the law of god. The consuming wrath of god a jealous and avenging god is the lord, the lord is avenging and wrathful. The book of nahum niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 34 duration. The book of micah niv audio holy bible high quality. Nahum 1 is the first chapter of the book of nahum in the hebrew bible or the old testament of. Thus opens nahums prophecy, and this is the message of this book of the bible for the world today.
Nahum describes the siege and frenzied activity of ninevehs troops as they try in vain to halt the invaders. The lord is angry at nineveh the lord is a jealous. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Neither nahum nor elkosh are mentioned elsewhere in the bible. His name means comforter, and he was from the town of alqosh. With a change of vowels, the same consonants signify vengeance, which is a rather strange combination, but consolation is. Ninevehs fall, which is nahum s theme, would bring comfort to. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king james.
The lord s anger against nineveh 2 the lord is a jealous and avenging god. Gods wrath against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging god. The central theme of the book of nahum is the overthrow of the greatest capital city of the ancient gentile world in the 7 th century bc. The lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. His book is a message of destruction for nineveh, and that would have been a message of consolation for the nations she had oppressed. In the book of nahum there are allegedly numerous verbal, stylistic, and conceptual parallels to isaiah 5152 and indeed the entire book of isaiah. Intro to nahum biblica the international bible society. The book contains the vision of nahum, whose name means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah, meaning the lord comforts or comfort of the lord. Exact or approximate indications of time are totally missing in nahum s book. Ninevehs fall, which is nahum s theme, would bring comfort to judah. Watch our overview video on the book of nahum, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Nineveh is compared to thebes, the egyptian city that assyria itself had destroyed in 663 bc. Nahum did not write this book as a warning or call to repentance for the people of nineveh.
The book of nahum niv audio holy bible high quality. It was finished in 1611, just 85 years after the first translation of the new testament into english appeared tyndale, 1526. Authorship the author of this remarkably literary book is probably nahum. The opening verse of the book attributes the book to nahum, the elkoshite. Reading the chapter before looking at the notes, while working with the notes, and after finishing with the notes will give each researcher a powerful sense of the series of meanings within each chapter. The lords anger against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging. The book contains the vision of nahum, whose name means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah, meaning the lord comforts or. Nahum 1 erv this book is the vision of nahum from bible gateway. The thirtyfourth book in the bible, and the seventh of the minor prophets, is the book of nahum.
The title identifies the book as an oracle concerning nineveh and attributes it to the vision of nahum of elkosh. Table of contents matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. While scholars have proposed a number of theories about nahums hometown, elkosh, the best option identifies it with a city in southern judah that later came to be known as elcesi, near where the prophet micah lived. The facts that the kingdom of the 10 tribes in which galilee lies was already in assyrian captivity at nahum s time and that nahum directly speaks to the kingdom of judah chap. He was raised up to preach gods judgment for a second time to nineveh. In the hebrew bible, there are just three words at the start of verse 10. Johnson summarizes walter maiers arguments in the book of nahum. Introduction the author the name nahum means comfort or consolation. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible.
To understand the prophets exultant outburst of joy over the impending destruction it is necessary to recall the savage cruelty of assyria, which had made it the scourge of the ancient near east for almost three centuries. Oct 23, 2012 this is the holy book of nahum, known simply as nahum. The only mention in scripture of nahum the elkoshite occurs in the first verse of his own book. Its produced by museum of the bible and is heard on bible gateway and more than 800 radio outlets. On bible gateway, you can enter book abbreviations into the search bar to save time when you search. Jan 02, 2020 first, nahum mentions thebes no amon in egypt falling to the assyrians 663 b. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in jerusalem in the 7th century bc. As an ancient near eastern superpower, assyria had terrorized its smaller and weaker neighbors, exploiting their economies. Nahum declared that nineveh would fall as did thebes, which the assyrians themselves had conquered in 663. Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven nahum 3.
Shortly before the fall of nineveh, the capital of assyria, in 612 b. Armerding, nahum, in the expositors bible commentary, vii. This summary of the book of nahum will help with many different forms of bible study. The short book of nahum is largely a poem, a literary masterpiece, predicting the downfall of nineveh, the capital of assyria. The prophecy of nahum, written by a hebrew against the capital of a gentile world power nineveh, is a denunciation of rampant militarism and tyranny, especially as it affects gods people. Nahum 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible. Oct 27, 2015 the book of nahum from the holy bible new international version niv book 34 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so this speed and. This message concerning nineveh came as a vision to nahum, who lived in elkosh. Search with bible book abbreviations bible gateway. In completing the amplified bible, translators made a determined effort to keep, as far as possible, the familiar wording of the earlier versions, and especially the feeling of the ancient book. Bible study guide book of nahum saturday, august 24, 2012 background on nahum the name nahum means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah, meaning the lord comforts or comfort of the lord. Nothing is known about him except his hometown elkosh, and even its general location is uncertain.
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