Passage
Nahum 3:1-19 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
The Charges Against Nineveh
Date: Oct. 22, 2014
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 3:19
The first charge (1-3). The destruction of Nineveh was not a random act. God decided it based on her wickedness. Among those sins, her violence and bloodshed were noteworthy. The brutality she had employed against others would be visited upon her, filling the streets with corpses.
The second charge (4-7). The second reason for Nineveh's destruction was because of her spiritual and moral harlotry. Like a prostitute, she had enticed the nations around her into following her wicked ways. God would put her to shame.
The third charge (8-19). Finally, Nineveh had not learned from history. Thebes, similar to Nineveh, had enjoyed the security of natural barriers and powerful allies. Yet it was the Assyrians who had destroyed it. In similar fashion, the security that Nineveh enjoyed would not be able to keep her from God's wrath. There would be no relief, and all those who had been afflicted by her would clap for joy at her destruction.
Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to learn from the judgment of Nineveh. Let us trust in you when our enemies seem victorious, knowing that you will deliver us in your own good time.
One Word: Wait for the Lord's judgment.
