About the book of nahum

The book of the vision of nahum the elkoshite nahum 1. Book of nahum simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The book contains the vision of nahum, whose name means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah, meaning the lord comforts or comfort of the lord. Book of nahum was written for the decline of assyria sometime between 660620 b. In this sermon series, we come to chapter 3, where it can be seen that we should all be truly concerned and be drawn. Shortly before the fall of nineveh, the capital of assyria, in 612 b. Each of these prophets shared insights into the years leading. The holy bible book 34 nahum kjv dramatized audio youtube. The leaders and people of nations everywhere should read the words found in the little book of nahum.

May 02, 2020 first, nahum mentions thebes no amon in egypt falling to the assyrians 663 b. The book therefore was written between 663 and 612in turbulent. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in jerusalem in the 7th century bc. Nahum is not quoted in the new testament, although there may be an allusion to nahum 1. Nahum opened his prophecy by announcing that the lord is a jealous god, who takes vengeance on his enemies and is fierce in his anger.

Nineveh, according to this book, which god in nahum 3. This searching analysis of the book of nahum is the result of ten years of diligent research by an accomplished hebrew scholar. Such was the case for the assyrian city of nineveh. This prophecy is a consolation the meaning of nahums name for judah to know god remembers his.

Intro to nahum biblica the international bible society. Nahum forms a sequel to the book of jonah, who prophesied over a century earlier. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The books title is taken from the prophetofgods oracle against nineveh, the capital of assyria. The book s author is nahum, whose name means comfort. He was raised up to preach gods judgment for a second time to nineveh. Nahum also predicted a time of peace beyond this troubled world.

The theme of the prophecy is the fate and destruction of nineveh, the onetime capital city of the. Look no further because you will find whatever you are looking for in here. Nahum means comfort or consolation and is a short form of nehemiah comfort of yahweh. The city repented at the preaching of jonah, but now nahum spells out her doom because she regressed back into sin. He was a hebrew and may have written from jerusalem a short time before the downfall of assyria. The book of nahum introduction to the book of nahum in the bible. The book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible.

Oct 23, 2012 this is the holy book of nahum, known simply as nahum. As most of the prophetical books the book of nahum is written in poetry in the hebrew as well. C, merely before their downfall at the hands of the babylonians and almost 150. Josephus places nahum during the reign of jotham, while others place him in the beginning of the reign of ahaz, judahs next king, or even the latter half of the. The book of nahum comes some one hundred years after the prophecy of jonah. Thus, the purpose of the book of nahum is to pronounce certain and irrevocable judgment upon ninevah, the capital of that wicked and ruthless. C, merely before their downfall at the hands of the babylonians and almost 150 years after the events in the book of jonah. The central theme of the book of nahum is the overthrow of the greatest capital city of the ancient gentile world in the 7 th century bc. The lords anger against nineveh the lord is a jealous and avenging god. The hebrew name nahum means comfort or consolation. This was made to assess how well you know the book. May 14, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of nahum, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Nahum did not write this book as a warning or call to repentance for the people of nineveh.

Book of nahum, the seventh of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets grouped together as the twelve in the jewish canon. Timeline of nahum nahum is an early contemporary of habakkuk, zephaniah, and jeremiah. Nothing is known about him except his hometown elkosh, and even its general location is. Watch our overview video on the book of nahum, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. During this time, nineveh had repented of its repentance, and had begun to do the same things again that called forth the threat of judgment through the prophet jonah. Nahum can be identified as prophecy based on nahum 1. Ninevehs fall, which is nahums theme, would bring comfort to judah. The prophet nahum was sent to minister to the southern kingdom of judah at the time of the invasion of. Nahum introduction united states conference of catholic bishops. This is the holy book of nahum, known simply as nahum. In this book, nahum portrays the downfall of nineveh and assyria as an.

Canonicity of nahum has never been seriously challenged 2. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king james. This volume demonstrates the intricate literary structure and high poetic quality of the book of nahum and represents a significant breakthrough in the study of hebrew prosody with important implications for understanding the formation of the canon of the hebrew bible. Introduction as i come to each new book and chapter of the bible, some folk kid me that i always say it is the greatest book or chapter. There are many theories as to where that city was though there is no conclusive evidence. This study also includes a teaching outline at the end. The lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. The prophecys identification of the assyrian ashurbanipal destruction of the egyptian city of thebes noamon, in upper egypt on the nile nahum 3. This prophecy is a consolation the meaning of nahum s name for judah to know god remembers his people and punishes his enemies. He wrote about the end of the assyrian empire, and its capital city, nineveh, in a vivid poetic style. His name means comforter, and he was from the town of elkosh or alqosh nahum 1.

Second, the remainder of nahums prophecies came true in 612 b. Massa comes from the verb to lift up nasa, and so it can mean to carry or to lift up the voice. Nineveh was conquered by the babylonians, medes, and scythians in 612 b. The lord takes revenge against his foes and is furious with his adversaries. Exact or approximate indications of time are totally missing in nahums book.

The book of nahum is a collection of poems announcing the downfall of assyria, one of israels worst oppressors. This summary of the book of nahum provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of nahum. It can be assume that the book was written before 612 bc because that is when nineveh was destroyed and since nahum is predicting the destruction of nineveh that would be a safe assumption. Referencing daniel, exodus, isaiah and babylon, nahum shows us that the destruction of nineveh and assyria are examples of how god works in history in every age. Summary of the book of nahum the story of the bible. This is apropos because his message of the coming judgment on nineveh comforted judah after their suffering at assyrias hand. One such theory is that it refers to the city later called capernaum which literally means the village of nahum at the sea of galilee. Feb 21, 2012 the book of nahum is prophecy concerning the city of nineveh and reveals a powerful message about gods care for his elect. Nahum declared that nineveh would fall as did thebes, which the assyrians themselves had conquered in 663. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of. Book of nahum read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The lords willingness to send nahum, whose name means comfort, into such a hopeless situation evidences his unrelenting and overwhelming grace.

Book of nahum overview insight for living ministries. In describing this doom, nahum writes lyric poetry of the highest quality. The author of the book of nahum identifies himself as nahum in the hebrew consoler or comforter the elkoshite 1. Authorship the author of this remarkably literary book is probably nahum. In the prophets, a burden is a heavy message of weighty importance, heavy in the sense that it produces sorrow or grief. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in. This summary of the book of nahum provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. The title identifies the book as an oracle concerning nineveh and attributes it to the vision of nahum of elkosh. The short book of nahum is largely a poem, a literary masterpiece, predicting the downfall of nineveh, the capital of assyria. Nahum united states conference of catholic bishops. The book of nahum is a book in the bibles old testament and jewish tanakh we dont know much about who nahum was.

Nothing is known about him except his hometown elkosh, and even its general location is uncertain. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, august 20. Nahum 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of nahum reveals that god will punish all evil. Very candidly, i must say that the little book of nahum is not the greatest in the bible, but it is a great book, and it is in the word of god for a very definite purpose.

The books author is nahum, whose name means comfort. A new translation with introduction and commentary. Since you are already here then chances are that you are looking for the daily themed crossword solutions. The book of nahum is prophecy concerning the city of nineveh and reveals a powerful message about gods care for his elect. Below are scriptures in nahum that refer to endtime events. His book comes in chronological order between micah and habakkuk in the bible. The only mention in scripture of nahum the elkoshite occurs in the first verse of his own book. In this sermon series, we come to chapter 3, where it can be seen that we should all be truly concerned and be drawn to surrender our hearts, lives and nations to the lord. The book of nahum is a stark reminder that those who plot against the lord, will be brought to complete destruction. The lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked. It is one of the most thorough commentaries written in recent times, representing the highest standards in the tradition of evangelical bible commentaries.