Nahum 1 - 3
Thank you for continuing this journey of The Gospel Project®
for Kids. Nahum was a prophet to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. He
wasn’t the first. Remember Jonah? Jonah reluctantly went to Nineveh,
saying, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!” (Jonah 3:4). The
Ninevites immediately repented, and God spared them. So what was Nahum
doing in Nineveh?
Well,
it wasn’t long after Jonah’s visit that the people went back to their
old ways. Assyria had defeated Israel and was a constant threat to
Judah. Nahum described Nineveh as “the city of blood, totally deceitful,
full of plunder, never without prey” (Nahum 3:1). Nahum went to Nineveh
to say that God’s judgment was coming. “The Lord will never leave the
guilty unpunished” (Nahum 1:3).
God
had shown grace to the people of Nineveh in the time of Jonah, but
their sin made them guilty. Nahum echoed parts of Exodus 34:6-7: “Yahweh
is … slow to anger … But He will not leave the guilty unpunished.” God
was going to judge Nineveh. (See Nahum 1:2.) He would make war against
them and defeat them. (Nahum 1:6) When God’s judgment came upon Nineveh,
His people would be safe. (Nahum 1:7)
Nahum
brought a message of comfort to God’s people, reminding them that God
loves His people and will protect them from their enemies. Jesus also
brought a message of comfort to His people. Jesus assured us of
salvation and peace. All of the enemies of God and His children—sin,
Satan, and death—were defeated at the cross. In the end, all evil will
be finally punished.
No comments:
Post a Comment