Nahum

Q: How does Nahum relate to Jonah?

About 150 years earlier, Jonah preached to Nineveh and they repented. But that generation's repentance didn't last. Nahum announces that God's judgment delayed in Jonah's time would now fall. Together, the books show both God's mercy to the repentant and His justice against the persistently wicked.

Prophet Against Nineveh

Old Testament

Nahum was a prophet from Elkosh who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. About 150 years after Jonah, Nineveh had returned to wickedness. Nahum declared God's judgment against the brutal empire that had terrorized nations, including Israel.

Character Traits

PoetProphet of JudgmentComforter of Judah

Life Timeline

Ministryc. 650-620 BC

Nahum prophesies the destruction of Nineveh, Assyria's capital.

NAM 1:1

Fulfillment612 BC

Nineveh falls to the Babylonians and Medes, as Nahum prophesied.

NAM 3:7

Key Locations

Nineveh

The Assyrian capital whose destruction Nahum prophesied.

Spiritual Lessons

God Judges Oppressors

Assyria had brutally oppressed nations including Israel. Though repentance temporarily saved Nineveh in Jonah's day, they returned to cruelty. Nahum shows that God's patience has limits—He will ultimately judge those who persistently oppress.

Key Verses

Nahum 1:2-8 Nahum 3:1-7

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