Jonah: The Mercy of God Nahum: The Judgment of God
Emphasis on the prophet -
only one prophecy in the whole book Emphasis on the prophecy - the only thing we know about the prophet is that he was from Elkosh.
Disobedient prophet Obedient prophet
Obedient Nation Disobedient Nation
Repentance of Nineveh Rebellion of Nineveh
Deliverance from Water Destruction by water ?
"The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, Medes and Scythians in 612 BC. According to the
ancient historian, Diodorus Siculus, the armies laid siege to the city for over two years. In the third year, the Khosr River, which ran through the city flooded, broke down the floodgates and part of the wall which allowed the enemy to come in. This fulfilled part of Nahum's prophesy in 1:8; 2:6...The city was destroyed so completely by the flood and the enemies that when Alexander the Great fought the battle of Arbela nearby in 331 BC, he did not know there had been a city there."
Bible.Org
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies....The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved....
Nahum 1:8,2:6
