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Nahum 1:2-6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

2. God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies. 3. The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD [hath] his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet. 4. He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 5. The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 6. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

Nahum 1:2-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nahum 1:2

Theological / Devotional

Jealous. To illustrate the part God played in Nineveh’s destruction His justice is set forth in vs. 2-6, and His power demonstrated by His control over the material world. The language employed should be understood in the light of the fact that God often adapts Himself to human language and experience (see Jer. 51:14; Amos 4:12 ; 6:8).

Take vengeance. God is not motivated by the vindictiveness that characterizes sinful man, but by a holy desire to uphold righteousness and to punish those who oppose it.

He reserveth. The LXX of this passage reads “and he cuts off his enemies.”

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