NAHUM
Author:
Nahum. Nahum means “compassion” or possibly “consolation”.
Date:
Sometime about 650 BC.
Themes:
God’s holiness is revealed both in punishing the wicked and in showing grace and kindness toward those who trust in Him; the righteous rejoice when they see God’s justice at work; the coming destruction on the wicked city of Nineveh.
Contents:
God’s anger against the ungodly,
his compassion toward the godly 1:2-11
The future well-being of Judah 1:12—2:2
The siege against Nineveh 2:1-10
The destruction of Nineveh 2:11-13
The reasons for the fall of Nineveh 3:1-19