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Nahum

A prophet who announced the fall of Nineveh, and called it good news for everyone it had crushed.

The story

1. Who God is Nah 1:1-8

   Jealous, avenging, slow to anger, good and a stronghold.

2. Good news Nah 1:15

   The feet of the one who brings good news upon the mountains.

3. The siege Nah 2:1-10

   The attackers break into Nineveh.

4. Woe to the bloody city Nah 3:1-7

   The city of lies and plunder is exposed.

5. Everyone claps Nah 3:19

   All who hear the news clap their hands, for who has not felt its cruelty?

Key verses

“The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble” Nahum 1:7 (ESV)

Read together: Nah 1:1-8 · Nah 1:15 · Nah 2:1-10 · Nah 3:1-7 · Nah 3:19

Questions to sit with

1. Nahum holds God's anger and God's goodness together. Which one do you find harder to believe?
2. Who around you needs to hear that God is a stronghold in the day of trouble?

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