Nahum 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. It is the conjecture of the learned huetius that the two other chapters of this book were delivered by nahum some years after, perhaps in the reign of manasseh. The lord may be merciful and slow to anger, but the day of judgment does finally come. Nahum 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. About a hundred years before, at jonahs preaching, the ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nahum can be identified as prophecy based on nahum 1. Nahum also predicted a time of peace beyond this troubled world.
Josephus places nahum during the reign of jotham, while others place him in the beginning of the reign of ahaz, judahs next king, or even the latter half of the. The judgment of nineveh and the comfort of judah both reveal the sovereignty, righteousness, and grace of yahweh. The prophetic oracles found within the seventh century b. Nahum 1, new international version niv the bible app.
Nineveh was the place concerned, and the assyrian monarchy, which that. The book of nahum is not a prophecy, but a liturgical collection of four poems. The poor prophet by whom the word of the lord is here delivered. Shortly before the fall of nineveh, the capital of assyria, in 612 b.
The short book of nahum is largely a poem, a literary masterpiece, predicting the downfall of nineveh, the capital of assyria. The book of nahum is prophecy concerning the city of nineveh and reveals a powerful message about gods care for his elect. It all begins with god by marie wetherill and keith simons. There are many theories as to where that city was though there is no conclusive evidence. This study also includes a teaching outline at the end. Ninevehs fall, which is nahums theme, would bring comfort to judah. Ninevehs fall, which is nahum s theme, would bring comfort to judah.
The structure of the book has been well argued by patterson and longman. The central theme of the book of nahum is the overthrow of the greatest capital city of the ancient gentile world in the 7 th century bc. His name means comforter, and he was from the town of alqosh. A commentary hardcover january 1, 1959 by walter arthur maier author 5. He wrote about the end of the assyrian empire, and its capital city, nineveh, in a vivid poetic style. These bible commentaries are easy to read and understand. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Book of nahum prophecy of nahum chapter 1 the majesty of god, his goodness to his people, and severity to his enemies. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. It might help to think of nahum as a followup to the book of jonah. The great city against which the word of the lord is here delivered. This commentary has been through advanced checking words in boxes are from the bible. Very little is known about nahum himself and his name only occurs here in the entire old. It is the conjecture of the learned huetius that the two other chapters of this book were delivered by nahum some years after, perhaps in the reign of manasseh, and in that reign the jewish chronologies generally place him, somewhat nearer to the time when nineveh was.
Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. Nahum inductive bible study for youth every child ministries. A free bible version and commentary on the book of nahum in easyenglish. This summary of the book of nahum provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of nahum. The true cause, their sinning against god, and his appearing against them. The book of nahum mentions the recent fall of noamon, or thebes, which occurred in. Section one demonstrates the glory and may of god the lord in goodness and severity. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of nahum. Top 5 commentaries on the book of nahum ligonier ministries. Nahum was written after the assyrians sacked the egyptian city of thebes, or noamon nah 3. Nahum is book number 34 in the old testament of the bible. Barton payne, 2 chronicles, in the expositors bible commentary.
Nahum with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Nahum was the seventh of the socalled minor prophets and believed by some to be from elkosh which was believed to be situated on the east bank of the tigris. Book of nahum overview insight for living ministries. It is credited to the prophet nahum, and was likely composed in jerusalem in the seventh century bc.
It is the conjecture of the learned huetius that the two other chapters of this book were delivered by nahum some years after, perhaps in the reign of manasseh, and in that reign the jewish chronologies generally place him, somewhat nearer to the time when nineveh was conquered, and the assyrian monarchy. The book is divided into two main sections, namely, chapter 1 and chapters 23. Study nahum 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better. One such theory is that it refers to the city later called capernaum which literally means the village of nahum at the sea of galilee.
The book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible. The author of the book of nahum identifies himself as nahum in the hebrew consoler or comforter the elkoshite 1. Below are scriptures in nahum that refer to endtime events. The people of the city of nineveh had been given the great honor of hearing the words of god through his spokesperson, the reluctant prophet, jonah, 100 years previously, but here is nahum the prophet, a. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Nineveh was conquered by the babylonians, medes, and scythians in 612 b. Some scientists think to find the acrostic style in chap. Commentary on the book of nahum by matthew henry old. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, august 20. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in jerusalem in the 7th century bc.
The prophet jonah, about 100 years earlier than nahum at the time jonah wrote, what did god call on the people of nineveh to do. It was likely written before the babylonians took over nineveh in 612 b. Book of nahum the prophet, the book of nahum commentary. The first two poems are macca bean, but the last two were written by a hebrew poet who presidents address at the annual meeting of the society of biblical literature and exegesis, new york, dec. His book comes in chronological order between micah and habakkuk in the bible. As most of the prophetical books the book of nahum is written in poetry in the hebrew as well. The subject of nahums prophecy is the approaching complete and final destruction. Authorship the author of this remarkably literary book is probably nahum. God makes adam and eve and everything genesis 1224. To understand the prophets exultant outburst of joy over the impending destruction it is necessary to recall the savage cruelty of assyria, which had made it the scourge of the ancient near east for almost three centuries.
Nahum free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. In the prophets, a burden is a heavy message of weighty importance, heavy in the sense that it produces sorrow or grief. Reading the chapter before looking at the notes, while working with the notes, and after finishing with the notes will give each researcher a powerful sense of the series of meanings within each chapter. The message of nahum judging nineveh part 2 011109 pm text.
Both prophets speak gods word regarding the city of nineveh. The name nahum occurs in the new testament where it is found in lukes genealogy of our lord jesus christ. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government.
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