Nahum

Nahum From the book of Nahum we see the story of Judgment against the city of Nineveh, the captial of Assyria.&nbsp; It would be nice to ignore this book; it doesn't fit well with our desire to preach an all loving and forgiving God.&nbsp; However, our God is a just God as well as sovereign.&nbsp; He is righteous in His actions; His judgments are right and deserved.&nbsp; As sin fallen creatures, we often feel like we get to decide what is right or wrong.&nbsp; Yet, without God, apart from His law and His righteousness, there is no right and wrong.&nbsp; He alone sets the moral standard by which every nation will be judged.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The city of Nineveh was located on the east bank of the Tigris River in modern day Mosul, Iraq.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;It was a very old city and was built by Nimrod per Genesis 10:12.&nbsp; The city was founded on evil principles and home to the worship of false gods and goddesses.&nbsp; This city had ties to Satan and the promotion of evil and warring against God and his people.&nbsp; They were a constant enemy of Israel; a constant enemy to god.&nbsp; Nahum speaks his prophecy against the city of Nineveh.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was destroyed in 612 B.C. by a coalition of forces or Medes and Babylonians, and led to the fall of the Assyrian empire.&nbsp; The Assyrians were a wicked and cruel people.&nbsp; 'The Assyrian' is viewed as a type and anti-christ to the point that some view The Anti-Christ to come as a literal Assyrian.&nbsp; We can leave that topic for another study, but the point is core wickedness of the Assyrians across time.&nbsp; &nbsp;Jonah was called to preach to Ninevey somewhere around 750B.C.; and we know he rebelled against that.&nbsp; He went the other way.&nbsp; He didn't want the Ninevites to repent, he wanted them to get what they deserved.&nbsp; Nineveh heard the prophecy of impending doom and judgment and repented in those days.&nbsp; Just a short 30 years later the Assyrians conquer the northern kingdom of Israel.&nbsp; It's about a hundred years later that Nahum brings the message of judgment and destruction back to the Assyrians.&nbsp; &nbsp;The Assyrians were used by God to judge the northern kingdom.&nbsp; Yet, they were remained accountable for their actions against God's people.&nbsp; God blessed those who blessed Israel and cursed those who cursed them.&nbsp; We see this played out in the book of Nahum.©2017 Doug Ford&nbsp; http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com Nahum 1-3 Nineveh's judgeNineveh's judgment http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=170323&view=post&blogid=8829 Sat, 5 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400