Old TestamentMinor Prophets
Nahum Chapter Summaries
Nahum announces the destruction of Nineveh, showing that God will judge those who oppose His people.
3
Chapters
47
Total Verses
Nahum
Author
663-612 BC
Date Written
Book Outline
God's Majesty
1:1-15Divine character
Nineveh's Fall
2:1-13Attack described
Nineveh's Sin
3:1-19Reasons for judgment
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Key Themes
Divine WrathJusticeSovereigntyJudgmentComfortVengeance
Key Verses
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble.”Nahum 1:7
“The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power.”Nahum 1:3
“Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings.”Nahum 1:15