week of 11/13

Unit 15  Session 2

GOD'S JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS

NAHUM

God will punish all sin so that none may accuse Him of unrighteousness.

Over a century after Ninevah's repentant response to God's warning through Jonah, God gave Nahum a final word for the Assyrian capital. We don't know how long the city's contrition lasted, but it eventually faded. In 612 B.C., the Babylonians decimated Ninevah and - thanks to Nahum - God's people saw it coming. This book of prophecy is a record of God's message to His people suffering under the oppression of Assyria. To Ninevah, this was a severe indictment. But these words pointed the hearts of God's people to the holiness, justice, and faithfulness of the Lord, who would certainly, decidedly, and finally avenge the many wicked wrongs wrought by the Assyrians.

Points to consider:

✞   The Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.

     * Why is it good that God is a jealous God?

     * What emotions might rise to the surface 

        knowing God will punish all wrongdoing 

        one day?

✞   The Lord will be a stronghold for those who 

     take refuge in Him.

     * What are some ways we should expect to 

        experience God's care for us?

✞   The Lord will be vindicated before the nations.       

     * How should believers in Jesus respond to 

        the promise of destruction of God's enemies?