During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. The judgment of nineveh and the comfort of judah both reveal the sovereignty, righteousness, and grace of yahweh. Nahum received a divine vision that revealed a condemning judgment against nineveh and assyria nahum 3. Destruction of gods opponents and restoration for gods people nahum. Nushuz in quranic gender ideology the manipulation of sacred text has always been a structural characteristic of the practice of power in muslim societies. Studies in the minor prophets nahum outline of the book title. The prophet nahum introduction nahums history is unknown. Smith says, though the rhythm and metre of nahum are not so smooth and regular as is the case with some heb. Armerding, nahum, in the expositors bible commentary, vii.
Operator spreading in random unitary circuits core reader. Bible study guide book of nahum united church of god. According to diodorus siculus, the city was destroyed nearly a century later, precisely as here predicted. Here nahum enters on his special subject, for which the previous verses have prepared the waynamely, to assure his people of safety in yahweh under the impending attack of sennacherib nahum 1. This is the more probable opinion, internal evidences leading to that conclusion. 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. It consists of three basic sections, each beginning with the word hear. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in jerusalem in the 7th century bc.
He wrote about the end of the assyrian empire, and its capital city, nineveh, in a vivid poetic style. Nahum 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The lord has given a command concerning you, nineveh. Jewish antiquities ix 11 3 believed that nahum prophe sied 115 years before the destruction of nineveh. The book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible.
The lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble. Nineveh was a city of vast extent, and was then the center of the civilization and commerce of the world, according to nahum a bloody city all full of lies and robbery, a reference. Nahum can be identified as prophecy based on nahum 1. Our aim in this book is to tackle purely the spiritual side, and not the theological side. Date two points of interest help us date the book of nahum.
The book of jonah the prophet is full of wonderful spiritual contemplation. We wish to benefit from gods work and from peoples virtues and. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. Nahum s prophecy of coming judgment was fulfilled without further delay. Ninevehs fall, which is nahums theme, would bring comfort to judah. One is that nations are established by constructing a core or mainstreamthe essential, natural, soul of the nation, as it is claimed.
We wish to take from this beautiful book beneficial lessons for our life. The prophet nahum by arno clement gaebeleinn 18611942 c in the public domain. The book of nahum is not a prophecy, but a liturgical collection of four poems. Bible study guide book of nahum saturday, august 24, 2012 background on nahum the name nahum means comfort and is related to the name nehemiah, meaning the lord comforts or comfort of the lord. Whereas nahum focuses on the dark side of god, jonah portrays gods mercy and compassion toward the same wicked city. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. Pemanfaatan teknologi informasi ti di perpustakaan dapat dilihat. The most likely explanation, however, is that there was a village by this name in galilee. Halhal dan kejadiankejadian yang lumrah dan akrab dengan kehidupan kita seharihari, merupakan. There are many theories as to where that city was though there is no conclusive evidence. Nahum prophesied during the reign of hezekiah, probably about one hundred and fifty years after jonah. The book of nahum is prophecy concerning the city of nineveh and reveals a powerful message about gods care for his elect. But the central figure in both of these books is god and his qualities of justice and mercy towards the ancient country of ninevah. Outline of the book of nahum floral heights church of christ.
The only thing we know about the prophet who wrote the prophecy contained in this book is what we find recorded in the first verse. The books of reference used for this study of the book of nahum were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Ninevehs fall, which is nahum s theme, would bring comfort to judah. The book of nahum is in many ways a literary masterpiece.
It is best read as a complement to the book of jonah. Agama yahudi wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Nahum 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Oleh karena itu kita dapat dengan mudah menemukan informasi dengan cepat dan efisien. The prophet naum prophesies the ruin of the assyrian city of nineveh because of its iniquity, the destruction of the israelite kingdom, and the. Written by a french surgeon, this work, one of the most important ever on islamic and christian studies, analyzes the scriptures in the light of modern scientific knowledge, looking for contradictions between established scientific facts and scriptural implication. Feb 21, 2012 the book of nahum is prophecy concerning the city of nineveh and reveals a powerful message about gods care for his elect. Jerome recorded that a guide pointed out to him such a village as the birthplace of nahum but this was a millennium after nahum lived. 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. Jerome recorded that a guide pointed out to him such a village as the birthplace. His book comes in chronological order between micah and habakkuk in the bible. Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of ahaz b.
Most conservative scholars believe that elkosh, the city of nahums origin, was in southern judah, between jerusalem and gaza. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, august 20. The author of the book of nahum identifies himself as nahum in the hebrew consoler or comforter the elkoshite 1. Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to the latter half of the reign of hezekiah about b. Shura as an elective institution school of historical studies. Fortress of the muslim kalamullah tarbiya institute. Given the limited amount of information that we know about nahum, the best we can do is narrow the timeframe in which the book of. His word pictures are superb, his rhetorical skill is beyond praise.
Nahum is primarily a book about gods justice, not about human vengeance, hatred, and military conquest. Diarsipkan dari versi asli pdf tanggal 22 desember 2009. 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. Very little is known about nahum himself and his name only occurs here in the entire old. Halhal semisal rezeki seharihari, yang dinikmati pada hari itu juga, dirasakan sebagai wujud nyata kasih. Nahum could well have lived there and have prophesied to nineveh, as daniel did to babylon later on. The prophecy is one continuous strain which does not yield to analysis. Given the limited amount of information that we know about nahum, the best we can do is narrow the timeframe in which the book of nahum was written to between 663 and 612 b. Kemudahan, maupun akses yang cepat ditawarkan oleh teknologi infomasi mampu menarik minat sebagian besar masyarakat. 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. The holy prophet nahum, whose name means god consoles, was from the village of elkosh galilee. Thus, there are, in all, seven inroads, seven signs, before the complete destruction of nineveh or the world.
The subject of nahums prophecy is the approaching complete and final destruction of nineveh, the capital of the great and at that time flourishing assyrian empire. A prophetic book of the hebrew scriptures containing jehovahs word through micah concerning samaria and jerusalem. The book of nahum a brief summary of the bookintroduction. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. The name nahum occurs in the new testament where it is found in lukes genealogy of our lord jesus christ. The other is that minorities are constituted along. 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. The second part of the title of the book of nahum, the vision of nahum the. The flame of the sword, brandished against the sun, which maketh it seem. Some have identified elkosh with a village of similar name which is in existence today, not far from the site of ancient nineveh. Not much is known about the prophet nahum, a word that is a shortened form of the name, nehemiah, which translates as the comfort of yahweh.
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