Nahum

2 messages at First B Jackson taught out of Nahum, in the order the book runs.

Nahum 1:1 Slow to Anger but Just Opening verse of the book, introducing 'The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.'
Nahum 1:2 The Book of Nahum - The Minor Prophets opening declaration that God is jealous, avenging, and wrathful toward his adversaries
Nahum 1:2-3 Slow to Anger but Just Quoted describing God as jealous, avenging, wrathful, slow to anger, and great in power, who will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
Nahum 1:3 The Book of Nahum - The Minor Prophets quoted to show God is slow to anger and great in power but will not leave the guilty unpunished
Nahum 1:7 The Book of Nahum - The Minor Prophets the Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and knows those who take refuge in him
Nahum 1:7 Slow to Anger but Just Quoted as the silver lining: 'The Lord is good, and he is a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knows those who take refuge in him.'
Nahum 1:9 Slow to Anger but Just Quoted warning Assyria: 'Whatever you devise against the Lord, he's going to make a complete end of that plan.'
Nahum 1:12-13 Slow to Anger but Just God tells Judah he will break the yoke and shackles Assyria placed on them.
Nahum 1:14 Slow to Anger but Just God's command against Nineveh: their name will not be perpetuated, their gods eliminated, their grave prepared.
Nahum 1:15 Slow to Anger but Just Good news announced on the mountains, Judah told to celebrate feasts and pay vows, the wicked will pass through no more.
Nahum 2:1-2 Slow to Anger but Just The one who scatters comes against Judah; God will restore the splendor of Jacob.
Nahum 2:3-10 Slow to Anger but Just Battle scene describing the fall of Nineveh, chariots, warriors, gates of rivers opened, palace swaying.
Nahum 2:11-13 Slow to Anger but Just The den of lions metaphor applied to Nineveh; God declares 'I am against you, declares the Lord of armies.'
Nahum 3:1-3 Slow to Anger but Just Woe pronounced on the bloody city of Nineveh, full of lies and pillage, mass of corpses.
Nahum 3:4-6 Slow to Anger but Just Nineveh depicted as a prostitute and mistress of sorceries; God declares he will expose her shame.
Nahum 3:7 Slow to Anger but Just Nineveh devastated, no one to comfort her.
Nahum 3:8-10 Slow to Anger but Just Comparison to No Amon (Thebes), which fell in 663 BC despite strong allies, used as a warning to Nineveh.
Nahum 3:11-15 Slow to Anger but Just Nineveh told to prepare for siege; sarcastic call to strengthen fortifications; fire and sword will consume them like locusts consume crops.
Nahum 3:16-18 Slow to Anger but Just Traders and officials compared to migratory locusts that fly away; shepherds and king of Assyria sleeping while people scatter.
Nahum 3:19 Slow to Anger but Just Final verse: 'There is no relief for your collapse. Your wound is incurable. All who hear about you will clap their hands over you.'

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