GOD'S VENGEANCE ON HIS PEOPLE'S ENEMIES. DELIVERANCE FOR JUDAH 1, 2. Superscription: 'Oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of prophesying of Nahum the Elkoshite.' A. theological introduction describing a theophatty or a coming of Jehovah to judgment. Cp. the brief statements in à simil... [ Continue Reading ]
HE IS SLOW TO ANGER, and GREAT IN POWER, yet He will not absolve the guilty, etc. THE LORD _hath_ HIS WAY] 'The meaning is not so much that Jehovah uses the whirlwind and storm as the vehicle of His movement as that these commotions and terrors in nature are created by His presence. The splendid wo... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PLACE THEREOF] If this poem is an original part of the book we expect such references, though it comes abruptly here: cp. Nahum 1:14. On this view, the line of thought is the opposition of Jehovah to the proud oppressor and his favour towards judgment, with emphasis laid on the radical nature of... [ Continue Reading ]