Nahum

We could be living in Putin's Russia where nobody cares what we say or they do to send us to siberia you know what i mean i think we're obliged to take advantage of living in a democratic society to advocate for god's heart as part of our christian inheritance secondly although it's God's word to God's people, on occasion they did bring accusations against nations outside the covenant community.

Amos and Jeremiah and Nahum and Obadiah prophesy against Syria and Tyre and Ammon and Moab for their violence.

They call them to abandon their violent ways because these violate the heart of God.

And as the prophetic writings unfold, Future-facing prophecies like Isaiah's remind the covenant people that ultimately God's desire is that the nations would be blessed, the whole world, all the nations, by God's people living out justice and righteousness.

But, uh, he has this kind of interesting insight on the ch- uh, chapter 18 of Revelation, where we get the, the destruction, the destruction of Babylon in the text, but it's, like, the destruction of Rome is, is what it's kind of, like, overlaying.

And yeah, w- w- what Bozak pulls out is that there is a connection between, th- there's, there's a parallelism between, um, the, the fall of Babylon in Revelation and the fall of Nineveh in Nahum, uh, uh, which is, you know, uh, an, an OT, an Old Testament book.

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Anyways, he has this kind of, he has this comparison of the two that are quite interesting, and I think what he's making s- what he's saying is, is making sense that there's, like, something, th- there's, there is a parallelism between these two things, that these, uh, these are texts that are referencing one another, um, you know, over a gazillion years or whatever.

For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them.

In our next episode, we'll begin investigating Israel's ancient prophets, starting with Nahum.

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Well, there are a number of prophecies about the various kingdoms.

You can see Ezekiel and Nahum and Zechariah.

They kind of go one by one.

I think it's Ezekiel that says, for three transgressions and for four.

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You know, I, I felt the word of the Lord come to me today, uh, as I was praying this morning, out of the Book of Nahum.

And you, you've gotta know it's God if it's from Nahum.

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But Nahum says, "This affliction shall not come to you a second time."

Come on.

And I, I had that word today, and a lady came up to me and said she's wrestled with cancer, and she's been worried that there may be signs that it's come back.

They're heaping up their judgment so I can spank them righteously.

Remember which prophet was it? Nahum.

Why is it that you show me all their wickedness and then you're not doing anything about it? It's like it's coming.

Hold on.

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Nahum, whose name means the Lord comforts, brought a message of comfort to God's people and a prophecy against Nineveh.

Nineveh was a powerful city, but they were no match for God.

He punished them severely for their wickedness.