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BEHOLD I, MYSELF, AM AGAINST THEE - (Literally, “toward thee”).
God, in His long-suffering, had, as it were, looked away from him; now
He looked toward (as in Psalms 37:20) him, and in His sight what...
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CHAPTER 2
The Overthrow, Plundering and Destruction Of Nineveh
_ 1. The capture of Nineveh announced and described (Nahum 2:1) _
2. The completeness of the judgment (Nahum 2:11)
Nahum 2:1. This gre...
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NAHUM 1:11; NAHUM 1:14; NAHUM 2:1; NAHUM 2:3. THE FALL OF NINEVEH.
Nahum 1:11.
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SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS. [is] the oracle of Jehovah Sabaioth.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ as in Nahum 2:2. The full expression,
"Jehovah of hosts", occurs only here in Nahum ("Nahum 2:13 ") and in
th...
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_THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH WILL BE COMPLETE -- NAHUM 2:11-13:_ The
leaders of Nineveh are compared to lions. They had been very savage in
their treatment of others. Many people had fallen prey to the...
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I WILL BURN HER CHARIOTS— _I will burn thy habitation,_ &c. The
simile taken from _lions_ is continued; and therefore _chariots_ is
extremely improper. The word refers to the den or habitation of the...
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THE RUINS OF WAR. Nahum 2:8-13
RV. But Nineveh hath been from old like a pool of water: yet they flee
away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back. Take ye the spoil
of silver, take the spoil o...
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Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn
her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions:
and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of...
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ATTACK AND CONQUEST OF NINEVEH
1. Description of the attack begins, and Nineveh is called upon to
face the invader.
'He that breaketh in pieces is come up against thee; Guard the watch,
look out upon...
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(11-13) The figure of the lion appears so frequently on the Assyrian
monuments that we may perhaps suppose it to have been a national
scutcheon. The metaphor of the ravening beast is well illustrated...
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_[Nahum 2:14]_ הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙
יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות...
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THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINEVEH
Nahum 2:1; Nahum 3:1
THE scene now changes from the presence and awful arsenal of the
Almighty to the historical consummation of His vengeance. Nahum
foresees the siege...
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A CRUEL CITY TO BE OVERTHROWN
Nahum 2:1-13
This is a prophetic foreview of the overthrow of Nineveh by the
Medo-Babylonians. God had used her for the chastisement of His people;
now, in turn, she mus...
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Having thus announced the verdict, the prophet described the process
of vengeance. He declared that the "hammer" had come up against
Nineveh, and ironically advised her to prepare. He then detailed th...
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Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn
her chariots in the (m) smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young
lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voi...
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_Chariots. Septuagint, "multitude." Some wild beasts were thus
suffocated in their dens. (Theodoret) --- More, like that of the
impious Rabsaces, 4 Kings xviii. 17. (Calmet)_...
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After the observations I ventured to make on the preceding verses, I
do not think it needful to dissect the several parts of the subject
contained in this whole paragraph. If I mistake not, the Lord i...
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REFLECTIONS
I HAVE often thought that if the ungodly and carnal world could but
consider, that all the opposition which they are making against the
Church is overruled to the Lord's glory and his peop...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
Singular was the reproach of the Jews in the time of our Lord (John
7:52); for there were prophets who had arisen out of Galilee. Jonah
and Nahum were both G...
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To give more effect to what he says, the Prophet introduces God here
as the speaker. _Behold, _he says, _I am against thee _He has been
hitherto, as it were, the herald of God, and in this character g...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1, 2, AND 3.
If we were to examine closely the different characters of the nations
who have been connected with the people of God, we should perhaps find
in e...
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BEHOLD, I [AM] AGAINST THEE, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... Against
Nineveh, and the whole Assyrian empire, for such rapine, violence, and
oppression, their kings had been guilty of; and if he, who is t...
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Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn
her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions:
and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice o...
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_Where is the dwelling of the lions_ Where is the lion-like courage
and strength, which formerly characterized the king of Nineveh and his
people? What is become of the stately palaces of the king and...
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Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, the ruler of the
heavenly armies, AND I WILL BURN HER CHARIOTS IN THE SMOKE, so that
all her war material goes up in smoke, AND THE SWORD SHALL DEVO...
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NAHUM CHAPTER 2
(Chapter 1:15-2:13.).
The Conquest, Plundering, and Destruction of Nineveh.
The conquerors of Nineveh would be Jehovah's instruments, who would
effect the destruction of the city wi...
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11-13 The kings of Assyria had long been terrible and cruel to their
neighbours, but the Lord would destroy their power. Many plead as an
excuse for rapine and fraud, that they have families to provi...
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BEHOLD: this calls for our attention. I, the God of Israel, whom thou
hast despised and blasphemed, am against thee, Assyrian kingdom, and
Nineveh, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, whose command all must obey...
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Nahum 2:13 says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 burn H1197
(H8689) chariots H7393 smoke H6227 sword...
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This is a prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh. Remember that
Assyria had been one of the great powers that swayed the world, a
cruel, tyrannical empire; and God at last determined to destroy
Nineve...
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CONTENTS: The battle in the streets of Nineveh.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: God has a quarrel with those who have done violence to His
people, and when the measure of their iniquity is filled up, H...
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Nahum 2:2. _The excellency of Jacob._ The Vulgate reads as the Hebrew,
the pride of Jacob, and the pride of Israel, which the Lord punished
by the Assyrians. Now the same just God comes to punish the...
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_Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts _
MAN INCURRING THE DIVINE DISPLEASURE
This attitude of God towards man--
I. Implies wrong-doing on man’s part. God is not thus adverse to man
fo...
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_The shield of His mighty men is made red._
THE DOWNFALL OF NINEVEH, AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DIVINE AND THE HUMAN
DEMENTS IN REVELATION
There are two elements in the Bible, the Divine and the human. G...
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NAHUM—NOTE ON NAHUM 2:1 Focus on Nineveh: The Lord’s Coming
Judgment. Nahum’s prediction reads like an eyewitness account of
Nineveh being attacked, overrun by the enemy, and plundered....
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NAHUM—NOTE ON NAHUM 2:13 Nineveh will fall because this is the will
of the Lord. In vv. Nahum 2:1 and Nahum 2:13 Nineveh is addressed
(“you
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CRITICAL NOTES.
NAHUM 2:11. WHERE] is the site on which the mighty city once stood?
Its warriors crushed the nations like _lions_ in their lust and power.
“To fill up the picture, the epithets applie...
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EXPOSITION
NAHUM 2:1
Part II. THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREE; THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH
DESCRIBED....
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Now he is describing the siege of Assyria by the Babylonian and Mede
confederacy, referring to these men as those that dash in pieces.
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the
mu...
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2 Chronicles 32:19; 2 Chronicles 32:9; 2 Kings 18:17; 2 Kings 18:19;...
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I will burn her — Nineveh. In the smoke — The city being first
plundered, then burnt; these chariots were burnt in that smoke. Thy
prey — Cause thee to cease from making a prey any more. Thy
messenger...