Outline Of The Book Of Nahum

Nahum s prophecy is the cry of an oppressed and outraged people of judah for all the suffering that the assyrians bring.

Outline of the book of nahum. Jehovah is a jealous god and avenges. Outline of the book of nahum nahum 1 1 introduction to the prophet nahum and his burden. Nahum s message was nineveh will be destroyed.

Obadiah prophesied of the coming judgment that would come to edom and nahum spoke of judgment on ninevah. Outline of the book of nahum. Jehovah avenges and is full of wrath.

The book of nahum is a prophetic oracle. 2 jealous according to webster means exacting exclusive devotion. The book contains the vision of nahum 1 1 whose name means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah meaning the lord comforts or comfort of the lord nineveh s fall which is nahum s theme would bring comfort to judah nothing is known about him except his hometown elkosh and even its general location is uncertain.

Isaiah had prophesied that the egyptians would be carried away as captives by the assyrians isa. The prophet nahum wrote it approximately 663 612 b c. Jehovah takes vengeance on his adversaries and he reserves wrath for his enemies nahum 1 2 nahum the prophet.

Nahum jehovah is a jealous god and avenges. Jonah reveals the love of god. Where jonah prophesied around 760 b c.

Both spoke their messages in judah. Nahum reveals the justice of god. Assyria was the archenemy of israel and judah.