THE BOOK OF NAHUM
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
Introduction:
“Nahum prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, probably about one hundred and fifty years after Jonah. He has but one subject—the destruction of Nineveh. According to Diodorus Siculus, the city was destroyed nearly a century later, precisely as here predicted. The prophecy is one continuous strain which does not yield to analysis. The moral theme is: the holiness of Jehovah which must deal with sin in judgment. Nineveh stands in Scripture as the representative of apostate religious Gentiledom, as Babylon represents the confusion into which the Gentile political world-system has fallen Daniel 2:41-43. Under the preaching of Jonah, B.C. 862, the city and king had turned to God (Elohim), Jonah 3:3-10, but in the time of Nahum, more than a century later, the city had wholly apostatized from God. It is this which distinguishes Nineveh from all the other ancient Gentile cities, and which makes her the suited symbol of the present religious Gentile world-system in the last day.” — Scofield.
Author: Nahum, His name means “compassionate” or “full of comfort.”
Main Theme: The Destruction of Nineveh.
The Purpose of the book: To pronounce Divine Vengeance upon the bloody city, and to console Judah with promises of future deliverance, Nahum 3:1; 1:13-15.
A Brief Summary of the Book:
Chapter 1: A vision of the majesty and invincible power of Jehovah, who will break the yoke of the Assyrians and deliver Judah.
Chapter 2: A dramatic description of the Siege of Nineveh.
Chapter 3: A woe pronounced upon the bloody city, and her complete ruin foretold.