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Nahum Chapter 2

The Destruction of Nineveh

• Nahum 2:1  He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 
• 2  For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 
• 3  The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 

The armies of Babylon joined in with the armies of the Medes are ready to take Ninevah. Evil empires always and will always eventually come to an end. The reason it sometimes seem long is because of the mercy and grace of God our creator. They repented at the preaching of Jonah and the judgment was delayed for many years but they went back to their old ways so judgment is finally coming for this wicked city.

• Nahum 2:4  The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. 

There has been some that suggested that verse 4 refers to modern day automobiles but Nineveh was destroyed long before any automobiles were invented. Since this prophecy is already fulfilled when the Babylone Empire arose, we know it couldn't refer to the latter day automobiles but perhaps it was a hint of some kind of latter day things but in reality we know the real meaning is for that day but even then it didn't come to pass until years later after the time of Jonah.

• Nahum 2:5  He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. 
• 6  The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. 

A historical account of this was when they were trying to bring down the walls of Nineveh, the walls were so strong they were not successful but the Tigress river that flowed through Nineveh filled up to flood stage after a sudden huge storm came and the rain was so strong that it caused the walls of the city to start crumbling by the flood. Looks like God helped in the destruction of this city. It doesn't pay to go against God after years of His mercy and grace sending prophets and preachers to warn against the evil they do.

• Nahum 2:7  And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. 

This was the queen who somehow escaped when the city was burned by the king along with many of his concubines, and many others including himself when he saw what was happening to his city. This is according to tradition and not necessarily scripture but somehow the queen escaped but was taken captive.

• Nahum 2:8  But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. 
• 9  Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 
• 10  She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness. 
• 11  Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid? 
• 12  The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 

The city is pictured here a den of lions where they were once safe, strong and secure but are now being destroyed.

• Nahum 2:13  Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. 

All through the bible we see God sending prophets, preachers and others to warn individuals and leaders of countries that God's judgment comes swiftly after many years of trying to get them to repent and put away their evil. We see that sometimes they will stop for a while but sooner or later after other generations arise, they return to the evil their forefathers did and God has to send His judgment or else evil would continue for eternity. God will stop it eventually.

How precious and holy it is to see people turn to Jesus Christ and the evil is defeated in their lives. They become fruitful and holy as God is holy. They love instead of hate, they are filled with His Holy Spirit, they walk in the Spirit and overcome the works of the flesh. Yet today even we see that some will refuse this good way.

They defy their creator, they riot and kill those that try to bring the truth to them and save their souls. Right now in the United States people are upset and threatening to riot because they are afraid their right to abortions are going to be removed. They actually want to murder babies in the womb and upset that they might lose that right. We have those that want to change the gender of their own children with drugs and operations. They are defying the way God created us and soon judgment will come if they do not repent. Evil will be judged. God has a better way if only they would listen. In Romans chapter 1 we see how this happens. It happens when we refuse to retain God in our knowledge and stop teaching children of the real creator. We need God. DC

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