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Nahum 1:8 – Overrunning Flood and Darkness

On August 8, 2013

While Nahum 1:7 assures that the Lord is good and a strong hold to those who trust in him, Nahum 1:8, in contrast, shows that God will be an overrunning flood that destroys his enemies. The Assyrians (inhabitants of Nineveh) were enemies of the children of God. This prophecy by prophet Nahum directly refers to the opening of the gates of the rivers that will dissolve the palace of the king of Assyria, making Nineveh like a pool of water (Nahum 2:6,8). History informs us that the Khosr river, a tributary of the Tigris, ran directly through the center of the city of Nineveh. This river was dammed and then released as a flood to overthrow Nineveh by the Babylonians and the Medes in 612 B.C. fulfilling the prophecy of Nahum 1:8. The Assyrians were led captive after their capture (Nahum 2:7) and with their leaders put to their grave, which is a dark place (Job 17:13).

Symbolically, this prophecy also refers to the end times, for the Scriptures says that the end shall come like a flood (Daniel 9:26) and those who do not belong to God’s kingdom, for they refused to put their trust in the Lord God, Jesus Christ, to be their Salvation, shall be pursued by eternal external (outer) darkness, separated from God (Matthew 8:12).

Points to ponder:
Do you belong to God’s kingdom? In other words, are you sure that you will not be overrun by the Lord, when he returns? Have you placed your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ? If so, you need not be worried of the pestilence that walks in the darkness. If not, you have every reason to be afraid of the pursuing darkness of the grave, eternally separated from God, in the outer darkness. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, today!

Nahum 1:7-8 (KJV)
⁷The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
⁸But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Daniel 9:26 (KJV)
²⁶And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Matthew 8:12 (KJV)
¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Nahum 1:7 – The Good Lord is a strong hold and he knows

By Mano Paul

On August 7, 2013

In Christian, Nahum, Through the Bible

Nahum 1:7 reads, “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him.”

Many times, in Psalm 136, we are counseled to give thanks to the LORD for he is good (Psalm 136:1-26). Jesus said, that he is the good Shepherd and he knows his sheep (John 10:14). Sheep trust their Shepherd to keep them safe, secure and satisfied for the good Shepherd leads his sheep by still (peaceful) waters and green (productive) pastures. Sheep that wander away are lost but the good Shepherd comes seeking for the lost (Luke 15:4-7). Many a times, like sheep, we wander away from the presence of God and get lost, but because the Lord is good, and he knows who are his (2 Timothy 2:19), he instructs sinners (us) in his ways (Psalm 25:8). Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness (2 Timothy 2:19).

God is a strong hold – he is a strong foundation and his solid foundation stands firm (2 Timothy 2:19). He holds on strongly to those who trust in him amidst the tempestuous storms of troubles, that buffet against their lives. Because God is the stronghold in the times of troubles, the Lord is the Salvation to the righteous (Psalm 37:39), who trust in him and who believe in his name. When the shepherd boy David faced the giant Goliath, he went forth holding on to the name of the Lord (1 Samuel 17:45) and God held on to him as he faced the giant, giving him victory, which in human minds seemed implausible and impossible.

Points to ponder:
Jesus is the good Shepherd coming in search of you and me. Only in him, can we be safe, secure and satisfied. We who confess his name, must turn away from wickedness and hold on strongly to him. He will never leave us nor forsake us and he will hold on to us strongly, and is therefore our Salvation, no matter how gigantic our troubles may be.
O taste and see that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8), bless is the man who trusteth in God, for God knows them that trust in him. Does God know you?

Nahum 1:7 (KJV)
7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

2 Timothy 2:19 (KJV)
¹⁹ Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.“

Psalm 34:8 (KJV)
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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