{"id":9243,"date":"2020-05-14T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=9243"},"modified":"2020-05-10T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T01:12:13","slug":"nahum_1_1-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/nahum_1_1-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Jealous For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nahum 1:1-15\u00a0\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

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Today we begin the book of Nahum.\u00a0 \u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Nahum 1:1 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 1:\u00a0 Here is some background info on the book of Nahum that you may find helpful:<\/p>\n

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  • According to many scholars, the book of Nahum was written between approximately 663 and 612 B.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Not much is known about Nahum.\u00a0 Nahum was a prophet who came from the village of Elkosh.\u00a0 The whereabouts of the village of Elkosh are not known, although some scholars suggest that it is actually in Capernaum where Jesus would begin his ministry.\u00a0 Capernaum literally means
      \nvillage of Nahum\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Nahum\u2019s name means \u201ccomforter\u201d.\u00a0 This may seem odd given the doomy and gloomy message Nahum has here for the city of Nineveh.\u00a0 That said, the book of Nahum also contains important words of comfort for Nahum\u2019s own people of Judah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • The purpose of Nahum\u2019s message was to foretell the fall of Nineveh, the most important city in the Assyrian empire.\u00a0 \u00a0For those of you who studied the book of Jonah (written probably between 793 to 753 B.C.), you will recall that God had sent a prophet Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach a message of repentance to that city.\u00a0 As a result everyone in Nineveh, including the king, repented.\u00a0 The book of Nahum was written about 100 years after this.\u00a0 Although the Ninevites in Jonah\u2019s time turned back to God, the later Ninevites in Nahum\u2019s time did not.\u00a0 Thus the book of Nahum is a message of warning for a new generation of Ninevites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Nahum 1:2-6 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
          \n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0is a jealous and avenging God; the\u00a0LORD\u00a0takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The\u00a0LORDtakes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath against his enemies.
          \n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0is slow to anger and great in power; the\u00a0LORD\u00a0will not leave the guilty unpunished\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

          On verses 2-3a:\u00a0 \u00a0God is passionate about you and jealous for you.\u00a0 But isn\u2019t jealousy a sin?\u00a0 Unlike a lot of us when we get jealous, God\u2019s jealousy is not born out of insecurity or fear.\u00a0 Rather, God\u2019s jealousy is based in His justice.\u00a0 God alone is deserving of the throne in our lives.\u00a0 Knowing this, God is jealous in that He refuses to share His rightful place as King in our lives with anyone else.\u00a0 As He says in Isaiah 48:11, \u201cI will not yield my glory to another\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0He is jealous for your love.<\/p>\n

          Also, God knows that we are at our best and most blessed when we give God His rightful place on the throne of our hearts.\u00a0\u00a0God is jealous in that He is fiercely protective of you and me.<\/p>\n

          Nahum 1:3-5 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
          \n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0\u2026His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
          \n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
          \n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.<\/em><\/p>\n

          On verses 3b-5:\u00a0 God is sovereign over all creation.\u00a0 The biggest mountains are no match for Him.\u00a0 God is awesome in His power.<\/p>\n

          Nahum 1:6-8 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
          \n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.
          \n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
          \n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of [Nineveh]; he will pursue his foes into darkness.
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          \nOn verses 6-8:\u00a0 On one hand, God is just and full of unyielding wrath against sin.\u00a0 On the other hand, God is also a good refuge for those who trust in Him.\u00a0 How can sinners like us who deserve God\u2019s wrath have God as our refuge?\u00a0 It\u2019s only through Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Because Jesus died on the cross for our sins, through faith in Jesus\u2019 finished work on the cross we are no longer targets of God\u2019s wrath but objects of God\u2019s mercy.\u00a0 Instead of running from God in fear, we can run to Him in faith and experience Him as our refuge.\u00a0 It\u2019s all because of Jesus.<\/p>\n

          Nahum 1:9-11 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
          \n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Whatever they plot against the\u00a0LORD\u00a0he will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time.
          \n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0They will be entangled among thorns and drunk from their wine; they will be consumed like dry stubble.
          \n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0From you, [O Nineveh,] has one come forth who plots evil against the\u00a0LORD\u00a0and counsels wickedness.
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          \nOn verses 9-11:\u00a0 Nahum perceives that people in Nineveh are plotting against the Lord (v9), that is, rebelling against God and perhaps plotting against God\u2019s people.\u00a0 However, God is committed to making sure their plans do not ultimately succeed.\u00a0 What can we learn from this?\u00a0 You can never fight God and win.\u00a0 In the end God will have His way.\u00a0 The question is: will we humbly submit to His way and be saved, or will we pridefully rebel and be run over?<\/p>\n

          Nahum 1:12-15 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
          \n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This is what the\u00a0LORD\u00a0says: “Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, [O Judah,] I will afflict you no more.
          \n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.”
          \n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0has given a command concerning you, [Nineveh]: “You will have no descendants to bear your name. I will destroy the carved images and cast idols that are in the temple of your gods. I will prepare your grave, for you are vile.”
          \n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.
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          \nOn verses 12-15:\u00a0 God promises to bring comfort, relief and rescue to the people of Judah, who have apparently been suffering at the hands of the Ninevites.\u00a0 In particular, Nahum sees a vision of the beautiful feet of someone on the mountains bringing good news and proclaiming peace.\u00a0 The prophet Isaiah would see a similar vision (see Isaiah 52:7).\u00a0 For us there is One who is beautiful beyond compare, who brings good news and who proclaims peace.\u00a0 He is the one who brings comfort, relief and rescue like nothing and no one else can.\u00a0 His name is Jesus.<\/p>\n

          Heavenly Father, thank You are being jealous for my love.\u00a0 Thank You for being both full of justice and full of mercy, both expressed through Your Son Jesus Christ when He died on the cross.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

          Today we begin the book of Nahum.\u00a0 \u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

          Nahum 1:1 (NIV)\u00a0
          \n1\u00a0\u00a0An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.<\/p>\n

          On verse 1:\u00a0 Here is some background info on the book of Nahum that you may find helpful:
          \nAccording to many scholars, the book of Nahum was written between approximately 663 and 612 B.C.\u00a0
          \nNot much is known about Nahum.\u00a0 Nahum was a prophet who came from the village of Elkosh.\u00a0 The whereabouts of the village of Elkosh are not known, although some scholars suggest that it is actually in Capernaum where Jesus would begin his ministry.\u00a0 Capernaum literally means\u00a0village of Nahum\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

          Nahum\u2019s name means \u201ccomforter\u201d.\u00a0 This may seem odd given the doomy and gloomy message Nahum has here for the city of Nineveh.\u00a0 That said, the book of Nahum also contains important words of comfort for Nahum\u2019s own people of Judah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9246,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9243\/revisions\/9246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}