Nahum 2 & 3 -- We Ignore God At Our Own Peril

God clearly had Nineveh in His sights.  Years before, He’d cared enough to send Jonah, the very reluctant evangelist, to Nineveh.  They’d heard and repented, but it didn’t last.  Twice here we hear God saying, “I am against you, Nineveh.”  My commentary said, “Since the Lord has made Himself her enemy, the city doesn’t stand a chance.”

Chapter 3 tells us that this very Middle Eastern city was being judged for her harlotries and sorceries, corrupting others with her idolatry and commerce.  It seems a juxtaposition that now the Muslim world is saying the same about the U.S.!

God had decreed it, and nothing could stop Nineveh’s destruction.  It fell in 612 B.C.  My commentary said that Nahum’s prophecy was so thoroughly fulfilled that Alexander the Great’s army actually marched near or over the ruins of the great city, totally unaware of that fact.  It wasn’t until the 1800’s that Nineveh was ever actually located!

Father, the kingdoms of this world too often lose sight of the fact that You hold all power, and that what You decree, You can easily make happen.  It would therefore be wise to listen to You, rather than suffering Nineveh’s fate.  Help me to not ignore Your word to me as well, Father.  Don’t let me be stubborn and unheeding of Your Word.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford