Nahum Chapter 2
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Nah 2:1 He that dasheth in pieces (poots – cast abroad, disperse) is come up (ascended) before thy face (paw-neem): keep (naw-tsar – guard, protect, maintain) the munition (mets-oo-raw – rampart, fortification, fenced city), watch (tsaw-faw – peer into the distance) the way (deh-rek), make thy loins strong, fortify (aw-mats, be alert, courageous, strengthen) thy power (ko-akh – vigor, force) mightily (meh-ode – vehemently, speedily, diligently).
We should look at this book as a warning against any Gentile nation that has the audacity to plot and scheme against the Lord. While God does reserve the right to choose a very few of these sin filled tribes as his instruments of judgment over his people, eventually each and every one of them will face total retribution for their evil deeds. Remember in Nah 1:11 it spoke of someone, or perhaps the entire nation itself, one that imagined evil against the Lord. And it was in relation to attacking God’s people. While God chose to allow Assyria to be his instrument of total destruction of the ten tribes, when it came to Judah, God chose to smite 185,000 of their finest soldiers in one night, rivalling the destruction wrought by Yehovah at Sodom, and at the Red Sea. Just because God used them to judge Israel, did not mean that they were exempted from judgment themselves. While Assyria continued to pillage and ravage even after that great slaughter by the angel of the Lord in 701 BC, their turn was coming.
He that dasheth in pieces obviously must refer to Babylon, the next empire that God chose to raise up. They would be used to crush Nineveh off the face of the earth in 612 BC. Seven years later in 605 BC, the 1st of 3 deportations to Babylon would occur in Judah itself. Although Assyria would not be used to pass judgment on Judah, Judah would not take heed and fear God, even after this prophecy was given.
I believe this is an important point to stop and ponder. Let us assume that this prophecy was given around 650 BC. Mighty Thebes, a capital of Egypt, had just fallen in 662 BC. Assyria, though smitten of God in 701 BC, still was allowed to complete the utter depopulation and mass migration of the northern tribes. They continued to repopulate Samaria with various pagan tribes right until 670 BC. Now here in 650 BC, their doom is prophesied.
So what should have been Judah’s response? Of course, rejoicing should be a part of it, as Nah 1:15 implies. But shouldn’t there have been a sober examination of their own spiritual state? Instead of solely rejoicing over some wicked nation’s downfall, should that not have spurred them to examine themselves one more time, to see if they were possibly next on God’s judgment calendar? Apparently this did not occur, as it was only 7 years after Nineveh was wiped out that Babylon invaded Judah, and this time God did not send an angel to slaughter the pagan. No, God allowed them to carry away much of the temple treasure, and deport some of the best and brightest to Babylon, including Daniel and his 3 friends. Unlike Nineveh’s judgment of total annihilation, God still gave Judah 2 more chances, and 19 more years, to repent. But they did not. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Have you noticed how, on occasion, God chooses to mock his enemies? I guess when you hold all the cards, you can afford to do anything you want! Here God tells Nineveh that Babylon is coming. So go ahead, stockpile ammo, triple the guards, give rousing speeches, develop some new weapons, and boast about your achievements on Doomsday Preppers (a TV show that focused on various preppers and their techniques). But you know what? All your preps won’t matter one bit. And why is that? Because you have sinned against the Lord, and you have refused to repent. You once had the word of the Lord preached unto you, and you had the good sense to react properly. But that was long ago. Now all those years of rape and plunder have come to an end. The bill is due. So go ahead. Prepare all you want. If God has decided to take you down, there is nothing you can do about it.
What a terrible thing when the judgment of the Lord is handed down from heaven. What shall we do in our day, as judgment falls? Is there still hope? Some say yes, some say no. Depending on which nation you reside in, the story may be different. All I know is that we in the west have had so much light and so many chances, yet we refuse to listen. For nations such as Canada, I truly believe it is too late. Evil has gone so far and so deep, that nothing can save us. Even if a (or some) provinces in the west find a way to eventually separate, I do not believe that can save us, as people are primarily being motivated toward this objective for financial reasons, and not for moral ones. What should unite us is what united the Pilgrims all those centuries ago. We want to live in a godly nation. Our government has chosen to embrace satanism, in all its forms and fashions. That is why I wish to separate. I want to live in a God fearing land once again.
For America, perhaps there is yet some small hope. Yes, judgment is assured. But maybe, just maybe, it does not have to be total and complete. There are so many more righteous souls in that land. I do fear that too many believers still do not understand. Having a decent political leader is simply one step of mercy. If this is not followed up with a permanent change in attitude in the church regarding repentance and a sea change in lifestyle, then this reprieve will be for naught.
Is God at this time mocking all our efforts at prepping, as he mocked the Assyrians? Are we in the same boat as them?
Nah 2:2 For the LORD hath turned away (shoob – to turn back, also to restore, recover, go back to the starting point) the excellency (gaw-ohn – majesty, arrogancy, pomp, pride) of Jacob, as the excellency (gaw-ohn) of Israel: for (though) the emptiers (baw-kah – depopulators) have emptied (baw-kah) them out, and marred (shaw-khath – ruin, corrupt, waste, spoil) their vine branches.
Here is a verse that can be taken at least two ways. If we take the King James wording, then it says that Yehovah has turned back (shoob’ed) the majesty of Jacob (in this one instance, referring to Judah, since it was the only tribe left in existence), as he had turned back the majesty of Israel (the 10 northern tribes). The depopulators have emptied them out, and stolen their goods.
Or, it could also legitimately say that Yehovah has restored the majesty of Judah, similar to what the 10 tribes once had, even though the emptiers have cleaned both of these areas out.
This is where language and time make it impossible to definitively say which interpretation is accurate. There are pros and cons to each view. I think we should meditate on both, and perhaps extract principles of truth from each.
For example, the first view seems to be more consistent, and more reflective of history. Assyria did empty out and depopulate Israel in the north. Now, they did not do the same to Judah, but they did invade, and I am sure wrought great economic damage. Not just through invasion, but subsequent onerous taxation. I am sure there was population displacement in Judah as well. The last part of the verse then is consistent with the first part, explaining how the majesty of God’s people was taken away.
The second version aligns more with the prophetic prediction of this book. That is, God will restore Judah’s excellency. Instead of the word ‘for’, we can use ‘though’ to describe the fact that even though the emptiers have passed through the land, Judah shall be saved. The problem is explaining the middle part. How is Judah to be restored, as Israel is restored? Only by assuming Nahum is referring to Israel’s former glory, not their non existent status today. That seems a bit contrived and convoluted.
I do not know what to make of Judah being referenced as Jacob. Jacob’s name became Israel, and he was always used as an alternate name for the 12 tribes. The only way this makes sense is that since there is really only one tribe left, then that is all that is left of Jacob’s legacy. Seems weird to choose to use the name of Jacob to mean Judah though, does it not? The other option is that Jacob is not referring to Judah. But then the whole prophecy would fall apart, should we choose this to mean the 12 tribes. One would have to place this prophecy far earlier. And indeed, most older commentaries seem to want this to be a prophecy of Sennacherib’s angelic slaughter of 701 BC, making this prophecy older than that. But then that would mean when we get to the destruction of Thebes in Nah 3:8, that would not refer to its utter devastation in 662 BC. It would have to refer to an earlier destruction, which never really occurred. At least not in as thorough a fashion as what occurred in 662. and it would also confuse the issue of the imminent destruction of Nineveh (and Assyria) by the Babylonians. I can discern how this prophecy can be explained, if we take the later date of 650, but cannot make it work if we want to date it in the 700’s.
Perhaps in 650 BC, Jacob was a common alternate name for Judah. Then it may have fallen out of favor, and shortly after never be used to denote Judah ever again. Just as Stalingrad is not used anymore to denote the city of St. Petersburg, so this may be a similar instance. Eventually, Stalingrad may be lost to history, the same way that naming Judah by using the name Jacob was lost to history.
Nah 2:3 The shield of his mighty men (gibbor – champion, giant) is made red (adam – to show blood, to be flushed in the face), the valiant men are in scarlet (taw-law – crimson, only time in OT): the chariots shall be with flaming torches (pel-aw-daw – to divide, cleave, an iron armature, only time in OT) in the day of his preparation (provision), and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken (raw-al – to reel, only time in OT).
God continues his mocking oration of this once mighty nation’s preps. Their weapons are becoming reddened in intense battle, their men are blood drenched in the siege of Nineveh. Even the chariots are said to be aflame with the blood red color of war. Perhaps an entire forest of fir trees were cut down in the preparations for the Babylonian invasion.
Nah 2:4 The chariots shall rage (haw-lal – make a show, boast, rave, celebrate) in the streets (field, highway), they shall justle one against another (seek greedily) in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings (baraq – glitter, gleaming).
Mad panic and seemingly chaotic frenzy shall be the order of the day. Assyria, who for many years instilled this sort of panic on its enemies, now will taste their own medicine. Those who live by the sword, shall die by the sword. Violence begets violence. Although they shall strive to the uttermost in desperate preparations, it shall avail them nothing.
Think about America. A few short years ago, America was considered as the only global superpower left standing. It seemed as if nothing could touch them. Then 4 years of unrestricted and unrestrained immigration, and America is on the brink. Riots are now breaking out all over the land. It remains to be seen what the outcome of this shall be. But certainly, America has been taken down several notches, seemingly overnight. What God overthrows, cannot be undone by man.
Nah 2:5 He shall recount (zaw-kar – mark, remember, mention) his worthies (ad-deer – mighty or noble ones): they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence (hedge) shall be prepared (set up).
Assyria will now try to rally the troops with stories of their glorious past. The king will regale his people with past exploits and victories, in the hopes of finding some magic elixir, some secret formula that will turn defeat into victory. ‘Make Assyria great again’, will be their motto!
Past successes do not guarantee future victory. This certainly applies in each and every one of our lives. We may have had victory over sin in the past. But for whatever reason, we may have allowed sin to creep back into our lives and bring us under bondage once more. You cannot store up grace. You need fresh manna every day. That is why Jesus tells us to pray for our daily bread, not our yearly supply.
However, no matter the eloquence of their leaders, Assyria is not what they once were. Perhaps they stumble because as a nation they are spent. Corruption has taken its toll, and now they are weak. Perhaps God is making them stumble. Even though they hurry to the wall to try and repel the invader, even if they have cranked up the munitions factory, it will do them no good. What God decrees, stays decreed.
Nah 2:6 The gates (opening, door) of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved (consumed).
This verse contains a remarkably accurate prediction of the fall of Nineveh. Ellicott’s commentary sheds historical light on what transpired in 612 BC:
This verse is one of great importance. The account of Ctesias, preserved by Diodorus Siculus, tells us that for over two years the immense thickness of the walls of Nineveh baffled the engineering skill of the besiegers; but that “in the third year it happened that by reason of a continual discharge of great storms, the Euphrates (sic) being swollen, both inundated a part of the city and overthrew the wall to the extent of twenty stadia.” The king saw in this the fulfilment of an oracle, which had declared that the city should fall when “the river became an enemy to the city.” Determined not to fall into the hands of his foes, he shut himself up with all his treasures in the royal citadel, which he then set on fire. We believe that this account, though inaccurate in detail, may be regarded as based on a substratum of historical fact. So gigantic were the fortifications of Nineveh, that of those on the east, where the city was most open to attack, Mr. Layard writes: “The remains still existing almost confirm the statements of Diodorus Siculus that the walls were a hundred feet high, and that three chariots could drive upon them abreast” (Nineveh and Babylon, p. 660). Against ramparts such as these the most elaborate testudo of ancient times may well have been comparatively powerless. On the other hand, the force of a swollen river has often proved suddenly fatal to the strongest modern masonry. It would be specially destructive where, as in the case of Nineveh, the walls inundated were of sun-dried brick or “clay-bat.” Thus the fate of the city may well have been precipitated in accordance with the terse prediction of this verse. The “gates of the rivers” (i.e., the dams which fenced the Khausser, which ran through Nineveh, and the Tigris, which was outside it) are forced open by the swelling torrents, and lo, the fate of the city is sealed! Ramparts against which the battering-ram might have plied in vain are sapped at the very foundation; palace walls are undermined, and literally “dissolve;” the besieger hastens to avail himself of the disaster, and (in the single word of Nahum 2:6) it is decided.
Men may build a wall to last a thousand years, and God can wipe it out in a day. So it is with America. Unless she repents, and repents quickly, all her technological superiority and immense wealth will avail her nothing. Her own children are now attempting to burn her down to the ground. Let us never forget that the peace and security of our lands are in the hands of God. What can man do in the face of an angry God, who is determined to dispense justice on a wicked land?
Nah 2:7 And Huzzab (naw-tsab – deputy, officer, one who is stationed) shall be led away captive (gaw-law – stripped, shamelessly exposed), she shall be brought up, and her maids (female slaves) shall lead (drive) her as with the voice of doves, tabering (taw-faf – playing on a tambourine) upon their breasts (le-bab – upon their heart).
Because this unknown personage is referred to as a she, most believe this refers to the queen of Assyria. Her slave maidens would mourn by beating upon their breasts, instead of playfully beating upon tambourines, as they were wont to do in normal times. But it is equally possible that Nineveh itself is represented as a female, whose dependant cities and regions will also share in her woe and misery. Poetical language may have a stronger impact on the reader, if that reader is a contemporary of the author, being familiar with the nuances and common sayings of the day. For the readers to follow, poetry, and other forms of metaphorical language that depend on intimate knowledge of local sayings and figures of speech at that time is more problematic. All we can know with relative certainty is the main thought that Nahum is trying to express, but the specific details of each and every phrase cannot be known with absolute certainty. What we can say here is that no matter how powerful and important you are, when God has decided your time is up, all your wealth and your power is of absolutely no use in protecting you.
Nah 2:8 But Nineveh is of old (min yom – since a day or block of time) like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away (vanish). Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back (paw-naw – turn, have respect to).
Let us first take a peek at Benson’s commentary, as he wants to point out the poetical nature of this work, typified by his understanding of this verse:
The Hebrew is peculiarly animated, and highly poetical. It is literally, Nineveh is as a pool of water: waters is she, and they run away: Stand, stand, but none looketh back. As if he had said, Their commanders might as easily stop the flowing waters by bidding them stand, as cause the Ninevites to stand to their arms and resist the enemy.
I believe there are greater truths to unpack here. First, this city is old. Look at the relevant passage in Genesis:
Gen 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Gen 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Gen 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Gen 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
Notice the strangeness of this passage. Who was Asshur a son of? Was he some sort of Nephilim creation that emanated from Nimrod, since he is listed after him? God does not treat Nimrod and Asshur with a normal genealogical record, as he treats everyone else in this genealogy of Noah’s three sons. If this Asshur is the same as one of Shem’s sons found in verse 22, then why is he listed in Ham’s section? I think this is a different Asshur.
Nineveh is almost as old as Babel. God allowed it to exist for a long time. If it was built around 2400-2200 BC, it is now 650 BC. How many cities last 1600 years? But even this great city will not last forever.
Now, the poetical imagery is one of imagining water that suddenly has an outlet to escape its normal confines. Whatever you do, you cannot hold it back. The military leaders may have cried out emphatically twice to ‘hold the line’, but the stampede to escape cannot be held back, even as flowing water cannot be held back. No one will turn back and pay heed to those last defenders of a hopelessly doomed city.
When the verse speaks of ‘they shall flee away’, if we also apply a double meaning and apply this portion to the city itself, rather than the fleeing people, then that Hebrew word for flee away can also mean to vanish. And that is exactly what occurred to this oldest of cities. Apparently, Nineveh was destroyed so utterly and completely, that some archaeologists and historians cast doubt on its historicity. It was left undiscovered until 1842! For over 2400 years, no one knew where to find its location, causing it to pass from history to legend to myth. Just another example as to why no one should ever be tempted to doubt the historical accuracy of the bible. While other ancient documents may be altered for many and varied reasons, God himself has placed his hand of protection and preservation on the text, and one cannot stake his life on anything more trustworthy than the word of God. All we need to do is humbly and prayerfully seek him without guile, and eventually the Holy Spirit will lead us into all the truth that he desires us to have.
Nah 2:9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory (weight) out of all the pleasant (delightful, precious) furniture (things prepared, whether armor, jewelry or any stuff).
Here Nineveh’s instrument of Judgment (Babylon) is commanded of God to plunder her. This reminds us of a similar passage in Isaiah:
Isa 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Assyria’s time to spoil and plunder was over. Now it was her turn. When she had ceased to spoil, she would be spoiled. Apparently there was no end to her treasures. And doesn’t this verse bring to mind the ridiculousness of the obscene wealth of the elite? Exactly how much is enough? Again, this verse ties in with this parable of Jesus:
Luk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luk 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Look at the rich of today. Exactly how many billions do they need? Why does anyone need even one billion dollars? Now I am not saying that we should all embrace communism, as the forcible theft of one’s wealth never solves anything. But there is great evil attached to excessive amounts of money, as was so wonderfully illustrated in the Hobbit, where the dragon’s gold quickly corrupted the dwarf king Thorin. The effect of mountains of gold turned him into a different man. He broke all promises, became extremely paranoid, and lost all honor. So it is with the rich man. Unless he is willing and able to let go of it all with nary a moment of regret, then he is in a dangerous spiritual position indeed.
Nineveh was graced with the preaching of Jonah. While they actually were one of the very few nations in the bible to take heed of the warning for a time, their repentance did not last forever. I am sure that the daily political pressure the rulers faced would have soon caused them to revert to their old ways. There is something unfixable in man’s unredeemed hearts. Only the blood of Christ can place us on that narrow path of true, permanent righteousness. Otherwise sooner or later, we all end up like Nineveh. Sorrowful for a season in the face of imminent judgment, but soon forgotten in the current demands of the flesh that are always pulling us away from the will of the Father.
Nah 2:10 She is empty (boo-kaw – hollow, only time in OT), and void (meb-oo-kaw – emptiness, only time in OT), and waste (kaw-lak – annihilated): and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together (peek – totter, only time in OT), and much pain (writhing, terror) is in all loins, and the faces (paw-neem) of them all gather (grasp, collect) blackness (paw-roor – illumination, glow, anxiety, from a root meaning to glorify self).
Another way of saying one’s face is gathering blackness as that all brightness has been withdrawn.
This verse echoes a few others found in scripture:
Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Jer_4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
While those verses apply to primordial creation, Nineveh’s judgment would result in a city that would share the similar characteristic of a place that had no order placed on it as of yet. It would be as utterly ruined and without any form or substance as the original elements that would become the earth, before God imposed order upon them. Empty, void and wasted. Not much hope for any sort of future.
The second aspect of total judgment that the text wants to make clear is the utter terror that it brings. Assyria had one of the most ruthless and fearless armies the earth had ever seen. Yet this annihilation would literally bring them to their knees in fright. Pain and blackness will be her lot. This is the appointed end of all those who do not fear God. This is the just retribution meted out to those who have no thought of the eternal moral laws of the Creator.
Nah 2:11 Where is the dwelling (abode) of the lions (ar-ee), and the feedingplace of the young lions (kef-eer – also a village), where the lion (ar-ee), even the old lion (law-bee – lioness), walked, and the lion’s (ar-ee) whelp (cub), and none made them afraid (shudder with terror)?
The lion was a very prominent figure in the Assyrian images of their time, so it is appropriate that the lion was used as a symbol for this empire. Like lions who would ravage and tear and consume their prey, often while the prey was still alive, so Assyria in their history was fierce and cruel and cared not one whit for the pleas and cries of their victims. As they once roared and held their dens as impregnable fortresses, so too now they would be conspicuous by their utter disappearance from off the face of the earth.
The imagery of lions and young lions can also symbolically refer to Nineveh as the chief city, and all its villages throughout the nation. That is, their judgment would not just include Nineveh, as Nah 1:1 implied, but their entire nation. This verse is a sort of another mocking insult to this once great empire, whose end has come. All these tyrants think their kingdoms would last forever. Every one of them has fallen, and will fall, right up until Jesus returns to reclaim the kingdom for himself.
Nah 2:12 The lion (ar-ee) did tear in pieces enough for his whelps (cubs), and strangled for his lionesses (law-bee), and filled his holes (den) with prey (food), and his dens (place, habitation, refuge) with ravin (prey that is torn by beasts).
The imagery continues, with some commentators seeing this lion is primarily referring to the king of Assyria, who stole and plundered for his wives and children and his royal court. He accumulated wealth in obscene amounts, filling every storehouse that he could possibly build. It was all obtained not by work or by trade or by any honest means, but by theft. And not just by theft, but by also utterly destroying those whom he stole from. It was not enough for the wicked to simply steal from others, they took great pleasure to ensure that all others were so ravaged and harmed, that they had nothing left with which to rebuild their lives.
Isn’t that the case with the elite of today? Not content with stealing insane amounts of wealth through ruinous taxation and all forms of money laundering, they also engage in depopulation tactics, and the destruction and/or confiscation of farmland and sources of food for the masses. Not content with taking our money, they want to ensure that we are never able to even feed ourselves ever again. Thus, we would be utterly dependant on them as to whether we live or die. This is the madness that wealth and power brings to the human soul. While they could spend the rest of their days indulging in whatever they choose, they decide that destroying the innocent, and murdering and impoverishing the planet is the primary task they choose to engage in.
Oh, if we could only see how terrible the curse of sin truly is. How it has utterly corrupted our souls. How it has taken away any sound reasoning from our minds. Then perhaps we could begin to understand the terrible price that had to be paid at the cross to free us from this disease, and why such a terrible punishment must be meted out for all sin not atoned for.
Nah 2:13 Behold, I am against (moving towards, near) thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke (in my anger), and the sword shall devour (consume, burn up) thy young lions (kef-eer – also can mean village): and I will cut off (kaw-rath) thy prey (something torn) from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers (mal-awk – angel, ambassador) shall no more be heard (shama).
The chapter ends with another reinforcement of the depth of God’s anger. If there is anything that we should take away from this obscure book, it is the depth and seriousness and totality of God’s wrath upon sinful man. None shall escape. None can escape. When Yahweh says that he is against thee, then woe unto you!
Here it is said that God is moving towards them. Not for good, but for evil. All her modern weapons used to destroy others shall God destroy. As you slew with the sword, so I will slay you. Instead of cutting a covenant (kaw-rath) with you, I will cut you up in pieces, for the sole express purpose of wiping you off the face of the earth. Not only you, but all your plunder, or what you considered to be your prey. All your arrogant messengers, whom you sent into all the nations, announcing what you intended to take from them, shall never be heard from again. In other words, you are about to vanish.
People of God, take heart. No matter how vile and wicked a nation or government or oppressor is, there is coming a day when they will have to pay for what they have done. There is no uncertainty about this, it is absolutely guaranteed. While it is never pleasant or easy to be stuck in one of those generations that must suffer under a tyrant before his time is up, at the very least let us comfort ourselves in the eternal justice of our Lord. Heaven would not be heaven if there was no justice. Heaven would not be something to look forward to if the wicked remain unpunished. No, only when all wickedness is taken away, shall we have an existence that is truly worth living. The punishment of the wicked is just as vital and crucial to God’s plan and purpose as the reward of the just.
We do not speak of the wrath of God and the punishment of the sinner near enough. There is a reason why so many chapters of the bible are devoted to warnings, and then descriptions, of the judgments of Yehovah. Life is pretty much meaningless if there are no consequences to the choices that we make. If there was no punishment for sin, then what incentive would there be to not sin? Let Nahum’s description of God’s temperament regarding wickedness permeate our souls, so that we too are motivated to avoid sinning to a greater degree than we have ever attained to in the past.
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