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Introduction to the Book of Nahum In the
three chapters of this book, Nahum the

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prophet pronounces God's judgment on
Assyria and its supposedly invincible

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capital city, Nineveh.

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During Jonah's time, Nineveh repented of
her sins, and God spared the city.

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Not long after that, however, Nineveh
reverted to its extreme wickedness,

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cruelty, and pride.

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And then in 722 BC, Assyria crushed the
northern kingdom of Israel.

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Nahum prophesied Nineveh's fall sometime
between 663 BC and the actual destruction

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of Nineveh in 612 BC.

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Notice as you listen how the Book of Nahum
reminds us that God sovereignly rules over

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all the earth and that His righteous
standards apply to all people.