Old Testament · Minor Prophets

Nahum

Written by Nahum. Written for People afraid of the violent empire of Assyria.

Big picture in three sentences

Nahum announces that Nineveh's cruelty will not last forever.

God is slow to anger, and he is also strong enough to stop a bully.

The book is a hard one, and it tells frightened people that oppressors do not get the last word.

Nahum 1:7 is the gentle verse in a fierce little book.

Key verse · Nahum 1:7

“Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.”