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The Book of NahumThe book of Nahum is a record of the messages of the prophet Nahum. As with most prophets, Nahum's message focused on current events for the people of Assyria (Nineveh was it's capital). Nahum, like Amos, addresses the faults of a foreign nation, Assyria. Assyria, was long an oppressor of Israel and Nahum predicts its destruction. There is no call to repentance -- as is often seen with other prophets -- just judgment. From a literary standpoint, the book concludes with a masterful ode to the fall of Assyria (Nineveh). Nahum is sometimes called a minor prophet. This does not mean he wasn't important, but merely that the book named after him is shorter! (Compare this to the major prophets, whose books are much longer.) (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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