THE BOOK OF NAHUM “A Bully Gets His Due” Mark Kolbe

CHAPTER ONE

· Verse 1: These words are primarily directed to the people of N___________, which was the capital of A__________.

· Verses 2-8: God is…

- V2) Jealous - He brings everything else in line with the t________ and r______________.

- V2) Avenging - He is an a____________ for justice and actively pursues it.

- V2 Wrathful - God does what it t________ to get rid of evil.

- V3) Slow to Anger - He is p_____________, giving people time to come to repentance.

- V3a) Great in power - There is n____________ He can’t do.

- V3b) U_______________ - He doesn’t compromise righteousness and will not leave the guilty unpunished.

- V4-5) in control - He is both the s_____________ of everything and the p______________ of life.

- V6) to be f____________ - No one measures up to His righteousness, and no one can escape His judgement.

- V7) Good - Everything He does is rooted in His p_______________ and He always has man’s best i_____________ at heart.

- V7) a Stronghold - He is a t_______________ source of protection. We are not left on our own.

- V7) All-Knowing - He is fully a___________ of the heart and mind of every person.

This is not a c_________________ list of all God’s characteristics. It is a list of the ones most relevant to how He deals with e________ in the world (contrast with Exodus 34:6-7). God’s nature requires Him to bring j________________ against evil.

· Verses 8-15: God has a p______ for His enemies as well as for His chosen people.

CHAPTER TWO

· Verses 1-10: The “B_________ at Ninevah.”

· Verses 11-13: Even l_______ are no match for God.

CHAPTER THREE

· Verses 1-3: The s___________ and sounds of battle.

· Verse 4: Nineveh was like a h__________, charming and deceiving those around her.

· Verses 5-7: Nineveh’s n________________ will be evident to all. No one will feel sorry for them.

· Verses 8-10: Nineveh will be no d_____________ than that of other nations who fell at the hand of God.

· Verses 11-18: Nineveh will be totally d____________.

· Verse 19: Those that Ninevah had bullied will c______________ over her demise.

SO WHAT

· We cannot make ourselves e_____________ with God.

· The existence of favorable c__________________ today is no guarantee they will continue tomorrow.

· We will be judged on the way we treat other p_________.

· We will experience the works of God differently based upon our spiritual c_____________.

· God’s plan will work out for good in the e_____.