OUTLINE OF NAHUM

Nah 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nah 1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Nah 3:5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. Nah 3:6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock. Nah 3:7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

I. The Destruction of Nineveh Is Decreed................. 1:1-15  

A.  The General Principles of Divine Judgment.................... 1:1-8

1.      God's Vengeance in Judgment    1:1, 2

Nah 1:1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nah 1:2 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.

2.      God's Power in Judgment    1:3-8

Nah 1:3 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.

B.  The Destruction of Nineveh and Deliverance of Judah.................... 1:9-15

Nah 1:14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

Nah 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

II. The Destruction of Nineveh Is Described .................2:1-13

A.  The Call to Battle     2:1, 2

Nah 2:1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

B.  The Destruction of Nineveh ..     . . 2:3-13

Nah 2:6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

Nah 2:13 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 thy messengers shall no more be heard.

III. The Destruction of Nineveh Is Deserved ............... 3:1-19

A.  The Reasons for the Destruction of Nineveh.......................... 3:1-11

1.      Nineveh's Great Ungodliness    3:1-7

Nah 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

2.      Comparison of Nineveh to No..................... 3:8-11

Nah 3:8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

B.  The Destruction of Nineveh Is Inevitable.......................... 3:12-19

1.      Nineveh's Strong Holds Are Weak 3:12-15

Nah 3:12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

2.      Nineveh's Leaders Are Weak .... 3:16-19

Nah 3:18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.