Who was the prophet Nahum? - NeverThirsty The first clue as to the date of the prophecy of Nahum is given in Nahum 3:8-10 when the prophet refers to the defeat of No-Amon or Thebes This event occurred in 661 B C The second clue as to the writing of the book of Nahum is that the prophecy is about the coming destruction of Nineveh (Nahum 1:1; 2:8; 3:7)
Book of Nahum - NeverThirsty The prophet Nahum prophesied the future destruction of the city of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire The prophesy occurred about 100 years after Jonah preached in the same city Destruction Of Nineveh Decreed, part 1
What common theme is present in all the major and minor prophets? The Minor Prophets include twelve books called Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi The common theme of these prophetic books is a call to repentance in order to avoid pending judgment interlaced with a promise of the future coming of the Messiah who would setup Israel’s
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Destruction Of Nineveh Deserved - NeverThirsty Nahum’s Prophecies - 2 Nahum 1:1 – 3:19 7 The city’s capture would be attended by a great massacre of people 8 Plundering and pillaging would accompany the overthrow o the city 9 When Nineveh would be captured its people would try to escape 10 The Ninevite officers would weaken and flee 11 Nineveh’s image and idols would be
Does the Bible say the sky is a dome covered with sea of water? The Jewish scholar Nahum Sarna agrees He says, The Hebrew noun raqia is unparalleled in cognate languages The verbal form is often used for hammering out metal or flattening out earth, which suggests a basic meaning of “extending ” 5 Confusion About The Meaning of raqia
Who are the prophets in the Bible? - NeverThirsty Nahum – Nahum 1:1 Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1 Zephaniah – Zephaniah 1:1 Zechariah, the son of Berechiah – Zechariah 1:1; Luke 11:50-51 Malachi – Malachi 1:1 Abel – Luke 11:50-51 New Testament Prophets John the Baptist – Matthew 11:9-11 Jesus Christ – Luke 24:19; John 6:14 (see conclusion) Barnabas – Acts 13:1 Simeon – Acts 13:1