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THE ULTIMATE BIBLE GUIDE (THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO NAHUM PT2)

02/05/2025UncategorizedBible, Christ, God, God the Son, Gospel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, Nahum, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

GOD’S STORY –

When the Events of this Book Happened:

Sometime between 663 and 612 B.C.

During this time, Assyria dominated the ancient Near East. Samaria and the northern kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria in 722. In 663, Assyria had conquered the magnificent Egyptian stronghold of Thebes, located on the Nile River some 400 miles south of the Nile Delta. In Nah. 3:8, the prophet reminded the Assyrians of their great triumph. (“No” in the KJV is an alternate name for Thebes.) His argument was, if mighty Thebes fell, who are you to think you will stand

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THE ULTIMATE BIBLE GUIDE (THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO NAHUM PT1)

01/30/2025UncategorizedChrist, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, Nahum, new testament, the gospelabarkley8

Nahum, the seventh-century BC. Israelite prophet against Nineveh, has given his name to this book as its composer. His name means “Comfort” in Hebrew.

KEY TEXT: 1:2 – “The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The LORD takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies.”

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WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THE PREDICTION OF NINEVEH’S DOWNFALL?

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At the time of Nahum’s prophecy, Assyria (of which Nineveh was the capital) was the most powerful empire on earth. For three hundred years the Assyrians had conquered all people’s in their path. Nineveh, the shinning center of Assyrian culture, learning, and technology, was

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (MOCKERY AND RIDICULE)

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The prophet Zephaniah declared that God would eventually punish the Assyrians for their cruelty and pagan worship (Judges 1:6 and Nahum 2:3). Their capital city, Nineveh, would become a laughingstock among the nations.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (MOUNTAIN, TO MOVE)

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Mountains are fitting, places to worship God, but as metaphors they become particularly effective theology instructors when moved or disturbed at God’s direction. As the Lord’s unlimited presence took up residence on Mount Sinai, the mountain trembled, smoked, and blazed as a way of showing how unique and powerful God’s presence was (Exod 19:16-19). This event was recalled centuries later when the poet spoke of the Lord as the one “who touches the mountains, and they smoke” (Psa 104:32; 144:5). The mountains of the Promised Land are

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (GRIEF OVER SIN)

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This verse is also part of Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. He contrasted the self-righteous attitude of a proud Pharisee with the humble and penitent attitude of a tax collector.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY “MASS”

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Hebrew term with several meanings. 1. Seventh son of Ishmael (Gen 25:14; 1 Chron 1:30). 2. Arab tribe perhaps descended from 1. The Massa are listed among the people who paid tribute to King Tiglath-pileaser III (745-727 bc) of Assyria. Some interpret the use of Massa in the titles of collections of proverbs (Prov 30:1; 31:1) as referring to the Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY “MASS” →

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (AGRICULTURE) “PART 1OF 2”

09/21/2015Uncategorizedagriculture, Calendar, Canaan, crops, Deuteronomy, Egypt, Exodus, farmers, Gezer, Jewish, jonah, Judges, Luke, manners and customs, Nahum, Proverbs, yearsabarkley8

When the Jewish people entered Canaan and took up agriculture after the seminomadic life of forty years in the wilderness, they were entering into work that went back in their own history for hundreds of years and into a country that was extremely rich in plants. Ur of the Chaldees, where Abraham had come from, was sustained by healthy agricultural system based on irrigation ditches from the river bank, stone ploughshares, and flint

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