Nahum 3:5-7

January 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment

“Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will make nations look at your nakedness and kingdoms at your shame. I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle. And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, ‘Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?” (Nahum 3:5-7)

Yikes! No one should want to hear God say, “I am against you.” I know there are people filled with folly who say, I’m not worried about it. I suspect that Assyria, as a nation, had the same dismissive attitude toward the only true and living God.

However, we have the historical vantage point to see that God’s warning came to pass. Assyria was humiliated, destroyed, and lost to time.

Father, please help me not to dismiss your warnings. Help me repent quickly. Amen.

Filed Under: devotional thoughts, Nahum, Old Testament

Nahum 2:13

January 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment

“Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard” (Nahum 2:13).

I neglected to mention yesterday that this book is about Nineveh, the Assyrian city that Jonah was told to evangelize. On that occasion, which was 100-125 years before Nahum’s story, we see God’s offer of salvation to those who repent.

In Nahum, again, 100-125 years later, we see God’s response to a false or lack of repentance. In our verse, notice the Lord says, “I am against you!” No one wants to be in that spot, regardless of how much they may want to ignore God. After describing a variety of negative outcomes, he says, “the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.”

Reading this reminded me of an archaeology article I read over the weekend, which described the destruction of Nineveh both in its ancient fall to Babylon and when ISIS destroyed much of the Assyrian artifacts that remained into the 20th century.

The point that stands out to me today is that God graciously offers salvation to those who repent, and He stands on business with those who don’t repent.

Father, thank you for offering this sinner the chance to repent. Please help me to have a consistently repentant heart. Amen.

Filed Under: archaeology, Assyria, Babylon, devotional thoughts, Nahum, Old Testament, Sovereignty

Nahum 1:7

January 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment

“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him” (Nahum 1:7).

I need this reminder today. I am thankful for a God who can be approached and trusted, a God who loves and cares for his people.

Father, as the storm rages, I come to you for shelter. Amen.

Filed Under: devotional thoughts, Nahum, Old Testament