The Minor Prophets

Nahum

  • Where it fits: Nahum’s story takes place between 663 and 612 BC during the Assyrian conquest of Israel.
  • Core message: God’s patience isn’t weakness.He will bring justice.
  • Big themes: judgment on oppression, God’s power, comfort for the afflicted.
  • Structure:
    1. God’s character: slow to anger, yet just
    2. The downfall of a brutal city/empire
  • Why it matters: Nahum shows that cruelty and conquest don’t last forever. God rules history.

Both Nahum and Jonah deal with Assyria

Jonah (782-753 BCNahum (663-612 BC about 100 years post Jonah)
Assyria Repents Assyria Falls (612 BC)