Nahum + Habakkuk + Zephaniah
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Nahum means “comfort” and his message of doom for Ninevah was indeed a source of comfort to the inhabitants of Israel who had suffered under the cruelty of the Assyrians. In contrast to his predecessor Jonah whose ministry resulted in the repentance of Ninevah, Nahum proclaims the downfall of the great Assyrian city as the Ninevites have forgotten their revival and returned to their habits of violence, idolatry, and arrogance.
A contemporary of Jeremiah and Zephaniah, the prophet Habakkuk warned of God’s approaching judgment and repeatedly called Judah to repentance, yet she stubbornly refused to change her sinful ways. God tells Habakkuk the even more sinful Babylonians will be his chastening rod on the nation, he concludes by praising God’s wisdom even though he doesn’t fully understand God’s ways.
Zephaniah repeatedly delivers the message that the day of the Lord, judgment day, is coming and God will deal with the malignancy of sin in Judah and her neighboring nations. The day of the Lord is seen as having two components: judgment that results in the destruction of Judah by foreign enemies, but also hope and restoration for God’s people.
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