NINEVEH IS LAID WASTE Nahum Three Nahum said Nineveh would face horrible punishment because, (1) They killed people or they were a bloody city, (2) They were guilty of telling lies, and (3) They robbed people and took things that were not theirs. (Nahum 3:1) The attack would be marked with crackin... [ Continue Reading ]
_NINEVEH'S TERRIBLE UNGODLINESS -- NAHUM 3:1-7:_ Nineveh was the capital of crime and evil. It was a city of murder and treachery. It was doomed because of its wickedness. Their practice of preying upon the helpless and weak never ceased. This was a bloody city that showed no mercy. God described th... [ Continue Reading ]
_NINEVEH COMPARED TO OTHERS -- NAHUM 3:8-11:_ "Art thou better than populous No?" (Nahum 3:8) No is another name for Thebes. Thebes was a notable city in Egypt. The Nile River was its wall of defense. If No could be overthrown then Nineveh should not feel so confident in resisting their invaders. No... [ Continue Reading ]
_NINEVEH'S STRONG HOLDS ARE WEAK -- NAHUM 3:12-15:_ The invading army would take Nineveh with the greatest of ease. God said, "Your fortresses are fig trees with ripe figs. Merely shake the trees, and fruit will fall into every open mouth." The fortified places in the city would fall easily into the... [ Continue Reading ]
_NINEVEH'S LEADERS ARE WEAK -- NAHUM 3:16-19:_ These verses describe the utter defeat of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. There is neither the possibility that the nation might be spared or restored. Destruction was certain. Nineveh was strong from the standpoint of business and political interests.... [ Continue Reading ]