Yesterday we read of the destruction of Samaria and the northern kingdom of Israel by Assyria. In Nahum 1 we read of the revenge of Jehovah on the city of Nineveh. The Lord is good and is there when we need Him. He is the one that should seek to punish those who harm His followers. This prophecy against Judah’s enemy will take time to be fulfilled. This freedom from distress is guaranteed. Remember why Jonah did not want to preach to the Ninevites. He did not want them forgiven. Now they will be punished.

Nahum warns the residents of Assyria in chapter two. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot? Nineveh will be destroyed just as Samaria was. People today do not believe that Jehovah will punish them because of their sin. The prophet shows us that the Ninevites thought they would never be punished.

Nineveh is described as a city of blood with many bodies in the streets in Nahum 3. Defeat of Assyria is predicted and described in detail. They are described as a prostitute just as Israel was in other books of prophecy. Who will mourn this great nation that conquered many others? What happened to their enemies will catch up with the Assyrians. They will lose their homeland in the future.

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