NAHUM OUTLINE
--A. Ralph Johnson
Theme: Doom of Nineveh and Assyria.
Nahum the Elkoshite
Date, around 720-714 BC around the time of Isaiah (cf. 2Kings 19:4, 22-28; Isa 37)
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KEY WORDS |
OUTLINE |
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VENGEANCE |
The burden of Nineveh (1) Coming vengeance (2-8) Sennacherib, Assyria’s commander to be defeated (9-12a) Judah to have their yoke of bondage removed (12b-13) Sennacherib’s end in the house of his gods (14) Good tidings of peace for Judah (15) |
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DASHED |
Assault on Nineveh (1-7) Flight from their enemies (8-13) |
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WOE |
Woe to the bloody city. (1-7) You are no better than others who have been destroyed (8-10) Resistance will utterly fail (11-19)_ |