Nahum Chapter 2 Part1

Na'hum. (consolation). Nahum, called "the Elkoshite," is the seventh, in order, of the Minor Prophets. His personal history is quite unknown. The site of Elkosh, his native place, is disputed, some placing it in Galilee, others in Assyria

What is the purpose of this book? The book of Nahum is devoted to the announcement of the destruction of the city of Nineveh; the prophecy gave hope to the people of Judah who had long been terrorized by Assyria’s constant and ominous threat

Before I get into this study, I continue with our study on what the Capital Building is all about. Was the Capital design to be a Temple set up by the founders of the New World Order? I go into the Apotheosis and the Dome. Apotheosis is a Greek word that means ‘to raise to god like stature’ or the glorification of a person as an ideal. Webster’s 1829 dictionary defines apotheosis as “the act of placing a prince or other distinguished person among the heathen deities.” Heathen is an Old English term meaning “not Christian or Jewish”. It is compared to “pagan”. Indeed, Brumidi has Washington surrounded by the most powerful pagan gods of antiquity.

Beginning with this Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 we read of Nineveh’s destruction.

The prophet Nahum, having foretold the destruction of Sennacherib, we now read of him how the enemy of Judah is wholly cut off, then goes on to describe the destruction of Nineveh, and with it of his whole kingdom, and, under it, of antichrist and Satan.

Here is foretold,

(1) The approach of the enemy that should destroy Nineveh, and the terror of his military preparations 1-5.

(2) The taking of the city, the captivity of the queen, the flight of the inhabitants, the seizing of all the wealth of it, and the mighty consternation it should be in, verses 6-10.

(3) The true cause of all this, their sinning against Yahweh, and Yahweh’s appearing against them, verses 11-13.

2  the LORD = Yahweh. Let us not forget that this ruin shall fall on Nineveh because Yahweh is mindful of his chosen people, whom Assyria has oppressed.

hath turned away = restoreth, or is on the way to bring back. In the Hebrew manuscripts we see that fantastic word ‘eth’, that Aleph/Tav. By inserting this Hebrew ETH we see that it is truly Yahweh’s hand into this destruction of Nineveh.

the excellency = “gaw-ohn'”pre-eminence, could also mean pride.  

for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches = The plunderers (the enemy) have plundered the Jews.  Yahweh will do this, because plunderers have plundered them (the Israelites), and destroyed their vines, cast them to the ground; that Yahweh may avenge the reproach cast upon His people. The plunderers are the heathen nations, especially the Assyrians. The vines are the Israelites; Israel as a people or kingdom is the vineyard; the vines are the families, and the branches are the members.

3  mighty men = ghib-bore'; powerful; by implication warrior, tyrant, mighty ones, or warriors.

4  The chariots shall rage in the streets = The chariots rave, dash madly about the open ways in the suburbs, or in the plains of the country.

5  He. = The king of Assyria

recount = bethink himself of. 

worthies = nobles, who may assemble their troops

6  gates = flood-gates

the rivers. = Nineveh lay on the east (or left) bank of the Tigris. The Khusur (a perennial stream) ran through it; also a canal from it to the Tigris ran through the city. 

opened: = i.e. by the enemy. 

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