Old Testament Minor ProphetsBook 34 of 66

Nahum

A century after Jonah, Nineveh has returned to brutality. Nahum announces the certain, well-deserved fall of the Assyrian empire — a sobering reminder that God is slow to anger, but not slack about justice forever.

Author
Nahum the Elkoshite
Date Written
c. 663–612 BC
Audience
Judah, on the coming fall of Nineveh
Length
3 chapters

Major Themes

Judgment on Nineveh God's Wrath God's Goodness Sovereignty

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