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NAHUM
AUTHOR:
The book of Nahum was written by the otherwise unknown prophet Nahum of Elkosh.
DATE:
Nahum wrote this prophecy before the fall of Nineveh in 612 BC and sometime after the destruction of Thebes in 663 BC.
CONTEMPORARY PROPHETS:
Zephaniah around 640-621 BC and Jeremiah around 626-585 BC
AUDIENCE:
Nahum wrote his prophecy to Nineveh and Judah. Very different cities. Very different reasoning behind them.
REASON:
Nahum was written to share of the coming judgment of Nineveh and to bring comfort to Judah.
THEME:
The fall of Nineveh.
KEY VERSE:
"The Lord has given a command concerning you, Nineveh: 'You will have no descendants to bear your name." (1:14a NIV)
SPLIT:
The Lord vs. Nineveh (1), Judgment of Nineveh (2), Reason for Judgment (3)
KEY WORDS/PHRASES:
I Am Against You, Nineveh, Evil
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