The document provides an agenda for a lesson on the prophets Jonah and Nahum. It begins with an introduction comparing the roles of priests and prophets. It then discusses the prophets Jonah and Nahum, noting they both focused on Assyria and Nineveh and ended their books with a question. The historical background section provides details on Nahum the prophet, the Book of Nahum, the Assyrian kings and Nineveh. The final section breaks down the messages of each chapter of the Book of Nahum and concludes with a quiz.

2. Agenda:
† Introduction
Ω Priest Vs Prophet
Ω Common - Jonah and Nahum
† Historical background
Ω Nahum the prophet
Ω The Book Nahum
Ω About Great Nineveh & its Kings
Ω Timeline & Maps
† Message of Nahum
Ω Chapter 1 – The Judge
Ω Chapter 2 – The Judgment
Ω Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Quiz

3. Roles of Prophet Vs Priest
Priest Prophet
Represented the Represented God to
people to God the people
Ministered the Ministered the
ceremonies of proclamation of
worship God’s Word

4. Jonah and Nahum
†Focus upon Assyria and their
capital city of Nineveh.
†Contain prophecies of Nineveh's
destruction.
†Both close their books with a
question.

5. Agenda:
† Introduction
Ω Priest Vs Prophet
Ω Common - Jonah and Nahum
† Historical background
Ω Nahum the prophet
Ω The Book Nahum
Ω About Great Nineveh & its Kings
Ω Timeline & Maps
† Message of Nahum
Ω Chapter 1 – The Judge
Ω Chapter 2 – The Judgment
Ω Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Quiz

6. Nahum the prophet
† Nahum is Hebrew word and it
means “COMFORT”.
† Is related to the name Nehemiah,
meaning “The Lord comforts” or
“comfort of the Lord.”
† 7th Minor prophet.
† Elkosh is his hometown.
[20 miles southwest of Jerusalem]

7. The Book Nahum
† Author – Nahum
† Key Verses
 Ch1:3,7-8 & Ch3:5-7
† Message
 of destruction for Nineveh.
 of consolation for the nations oppressed.
† Mainly addressed to Assyria
 Words to Judah - 1:12–13,15
 Words Nineveh - 1:9-11,14; 2:1,13; 3:5-17,19
 Word to King - 3:18

8. … the Book Nahum
† God's Holiness, Justice and Power.
† Statistics – 7th minor prophet
 34th book in the Bible
 3 Chapters / 47 verses
 Commands - 5
 Questions - 8
 Warnings - 72
 46 Prophetic verses
 Promise - NIL

9. About Nineveh
† Was capital city of ancient Assyria.
† Named after the goddess Ishtar.
† Built by Nimrod - Genesis 10:9-12.
† Nimrod - Great Grandson of Noah.
† Situated on the east bank of the
Tigris river.
† Located North East of Israel.
† Presently called Mosul – in Iraq.

10. …. about Nineveh
† Assyria represented the pride, power
and brutality of the kingdoms of the
world.
† Assyrians considered as heartless.
† Its army - known for its brutal
efficiency - beheadings, impaling
victims on poles, stampeding, skinning
alive, leading captives by fish hooks
passed through the lips or noses, etc.

11. …. about Nineveh
† Assyria was the bitterest enemy of
the people of God.
† To see a picture of the arrogance of
Assyria see Isaiah chapter 10.
† Jonah prophesied ~150 years
before Nahum.
† Nineveh repented.

12. † Exceeding great city.
† City wall-12 kms in circumference
† Wide - 3-5 Mts. & Height - 6-7
Mts.
† 15 Gates – all named after an
Assyrian god.
† The most powerful city.
† Hub of the civilized ancient World
† King Sin-shar-ishkun - 627-
612 BC.
† Ashur-uballit II – Last King
of Assyria [612-609 BC].
† The Books of Kings and
Chronicles describe about
the Assyrian empire.

13. † King Sennacherib (704-681 BC) - Statesman and Soldier.
† Built bridges, city wall, dug canals and planted gardens.
† 42,000 km2 large palace with 27 entrances.
† 80 chambers, halls and rooms.
† Lavishly and expensively adorned with massive
sculptures, relief-carvings, glazed brick panelling, winged
bulls and lions of bronze.
† Armies of workers constructed his Palace.
† Tried to capture Judah in BC 701 but defeated by Angel of
God – Isa 37.

14. …. about Nineveh
† Nineveh returned to idolatry,
violence and arrogance.
† Nahum prophesied her demise.
† Destroyed in 612 BC by combined
force of Babylonians and Medes.

15. Timeline
Northern Kingdom
destroyed in ~722
BC
Nahum
~650 – 612 BC
Jonah prophesied
~150 years earlier
King Manasseh
~687-642 BC
King Amon
~642-640 BC
King Josiah
~640-609 BC

18. Agenda:
† Introduction
Ω Priest Vs Prophet
Ω Common - Jonah and Nahum
† Historical background
Ω Nahum the prophet
Ω The Book Nahum
Ω About Great Nineveh & its Kings
Ω Timeline & Maps
† Message of Nahum
Ω Chapter 1 – The Judge
Ω Chapter 2 – The Judgment
Ω Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Quiz

19. Chapter 1 – The Judge
† Burden & Vision - V1
† About God, His Nature and
Characteristics - V2-7
† Jealous - V2; Ex-34:14; Deu-4:24, 5:9, 6:15;
Revenge - 2 Sam-21:1, 22:48; Ps.9:12, 18:47
Wrath – Ex.15:7,22:44,32:10-2 Sam-22:8
† His Power - V3-6
† His Goodness - V3[a] & 7
† The song of Moses – Ex.15:1-19
† Words to Nineveh - V9-11 & 14
† He knows their Plan - Nineveh’s sin [Ps.2:1-4]
† Assyria King - V11 - Counsellor / Plotter

20. Chapter 1 – The Judge
† His 3 points - V14
† King’s dynasty will end - No descendants
† Help from his gods will end
† God will prepare his grave and his life will
end
† Words to Judah - V12-13 & 15
† I will afflict you no more
† Nineveh’s fall would bring comfort
† The wicked shall no more pass through you

21. Chapter 2 – The Judgment
† How Nineveh will fall
† The invaders appear - V1-4
† Guard the fortress, Watch the road,
† Brace yourselves, Marshal all your strength!
† The shields of the soldiers are red
† It is captured - V5-10
† King Assyria’s orders were too late.
† Khoser River flowed through the city - V6.
† Medes and Babylonians take control.
† Completely ransacked the city - V8-10

22. Chapter 2 – The Judgment
† The captive leaders are taunted-
V11-13
† Compares the people of Nineveh to the
lions.
† Lord is against them – V13.
† The destruction is complete - “I will cut
off thy prey from the earth, and the voice
of thy messengers shall no more be
heard.”

23. Chapter 3 – The Justification
† He is Just
† Gen 18:25; Luke 18:7-8.
† He cares for those who trust in Him.
† He will judge those who violate His law.
† God gives 3 reasons.
† Reason 1: Ruthless bloodshed - V1-3
† Bloody city, Full of lies & Robbery.
† City of crime
† Slaughtered people regardless of age and sex.
† Shedding of innocent blood.
† Her woe is due to her sins - V1-4.

24. Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Reason 2: Idolatry - V4-7
† In scripture, Idolatry is associated with
prostitution.
† Ishtar - Goddess of sexual passion.
† Nineveh became like Ishtar - Ps.115:8;
Hosea 4:12-14; Romans 1:20-24.
† Assyria spread evil to other nations.
† The Lord will uncover her shame and
make her a spectacle - V5-7.

25. Chapter 3 – The Justification
†Reason 3: Pride - V8-19
† Assyrian’s victory over Egyptian city in
663 BC. [No-Ammon or Thebes - V8-11.]
† It is no better than No-Ammon - V8.
† Its strongholds will fail - V12-13;
Proverbs 16:18.
† Fire - The City will burn - V15.
† Its efforts, wealth, army will futile - V14-
17.
† Rejoice - Throes who hear her fall.

26. Closing word
Romans 11:22
Ensure to continue in His goodness, lest
we too experience the severity of God
Nahum 1:3b - the LORD will not
leave the guilty unpunished
Remember Jehovah Makkeh
The LORD that Smiteth / Strikes

27. Agenda:
† Introduction
Ω Priest Vs Prophet
Ω Common - Jonah and Nahum
† Historical background
Ω Nahum the prophet
Ω The Book Nahum
Ω About Great Nineveh & its Kings
Ω Timeline & Maps
† Message of Nahum
Ω Chapter 1 – The Judge
Ω Chapter 2 – The Judgment
Ω Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Quiz

28. Quiz 1
Rules:
† Form 2-3 teams
† Correct answer
+ 2 points [for own question]
+ 1 point [for passed question]
† Wrong answer -1 point
† Pass – 0 point

29. Quiz - 1
1) Which book of the Bible precedes
Nahum?
† Micah
2) Which empire's fall did Nahum explain in
his book?
† Assyria
3) Where did he deliver his prophecy?
† Judha
4) According to his prophecy, the fortresses
of Nineveh would be like ______?
† Fig trees

30. ……. Quiz - 1
5) What was his prophecy?
† A. Bring back faith to the Ninevites
† B. Rebuild the temple
† C. Day of the Lord
† D. Downfall of Assyria and Nineveh
6) Who was the king during the time of the
fulfilment of Nahum’s prophecy?
† A. King Amaziah
† B. King Amon
† C. King Manasseh
† D. King Josiah

31. ……. Quiz - 1
7) When was the book written?
† After the fall of Israel
8) Which is the symbol of Assyrian power as
mentioned in the Book of Nahum?
† Lion
9) Which book of the Bible follows Nahum?
† Habakkuk
10) What is the period of the events
described in the Book of Nahum?
† 7th century AD

32. ……. Quiz - 1
11)What does the name Nahum mean?
† Comforter
12)What is Nahum's birthplace?
† Elkosh
13)Whose glory does the hymn in chapter 1:2-
9 in the Book of Nahum extol?
† A dead warrior
14)How is the Lord described to be in the second
verse of the first chapter of the Book of
Nahum?
† Jealous and avenging

33. ……. Quiz - 1
15)What are the clouds according to Nahum?
† The dust of His feet – Nahum 1:3
16)How are the chariots described in Nahum?
† With flaming torches – Nahum 2:3
17) Nineveh is all full of ______________
† Lies and robbery – Nahum 3:1
18) What are “the crowned” compared in Nahum?
† Locusts – Nahum 3:17

34. ……. Quiz - 1
19) Which places were the helpers according to
Nahum
† Put and Lubim – Nahum 3:9
20) How many promises are in the Book of Nahum
† Promise – NIL

35. Agenda:
† Introduction
Ω Priest Vs Prophet
Ω Common - Jonah and Nahum
† Historical background
Ω Nahum the prophet
Ω The Book Nahum
Ω About Great Nineveh & its Kings
Ω Timeline & Maps
† Message of Nahum
Ω Chapter 1 – The Judge
Ω Chapter 2 – The Judgment
Ω Chapter 3 – The Justification
† Quiz

36. JONAH NAHUM
Focus: upon Assyria and Focus: upon Assyria and
their capital city of their capital city of
Nineveh Nineveh
Prophecy - Nineveh's Prophecy - Nineveh's
destruction destruction
Book ends with a Book ends with a
question question
Jewish prophet Jewish prophet
Hebrew Name Hebrew Name

37. JONAH NAHUM
From Northern Kingdom - From Southern Kingdom –
Israel Judah
Period – BC 800 Period – BC 650
Multiple references in The Only one reference -
Holy Bible Nahum1:1
Theme - Mercy of the Theme - Judgment of the
God God
God’s Love, Grace, Power, God’s Wrath, Power,
Great Miracles, His Goodness, Just,
presence and His Sovereign, The Avenger,
teaching Protector

38. JONAH NAHUM
Emphasis on Jonah the Emphasis on the
prophet prophecy
Disobedient prophet Obedient prophet
Obedient people of Obedient people of
Nineveh Nineveh
People of Nineveh People of Nineveh
repented rebelled against God
Nineveh delivered from Nineveh destructed as
destruction per prophecy

40. Names and Meanings of Jehovah
† Jehovah-Shalom - Jehovah Is Peace Judges 6:24
† Jehovah-Rophe -Jehovah Heals Exodus 15:26
† Jehovah-Rohi - Jehovah My Shepherd Psalms 23:1
† Jehovah-Shammah - Jehovah Is There Ezekiel 48:35
† Jehovah-Jireh - Jehovah My Provider Genesis 22:14
† Jehovah-Nissi - Jehovah My Banner Exodus 17:15
† Jehovah-Tsidkenu - Jehovah Our Righteousness
Jeremiah 23:6
† Jehovah-M'kaddesh - Jehovah Who Sanctifies
Exodus 31:13