Old Testament Survey
FOR FURTHER STUDY
1. List the reasons for God's judgment of Ninevah.
2. Do you remember the other prophet you previously studied, who also prophesied to Ninevah? How did the city respond to this earlier prophecy? (See the book of Jonah).
3. Compare these verses:
| Isaiah 8:8; 10:23 | Nahum 1:8-9 |
| Isaiah 24:1 | Nahum 2:10 |
| Isaiah 21:3 | Nahum 2:10 |
| Isaiah 52:7 | Nahum 1:15 |
4. Here are some of the reasons for Ninevah's fall:
- -Bloodshed: Nahum 3:1-Lies: Nahum 3:1-Robbery: Nahum 3:1-Killing of the innocent: Nahum 3:3-4-Whoredom: Nahum 3:4-Witchcraft: Nahum 3:4-Immorality: Nahum 3:5-Hidden violence: 3:6-Merchants (hired soldiers) who destroy: Nahum 3:16-A wound so bad it could not be healed: Nahum 3:19-Continual wickedness: Nahum 3:19