Introduction
The Book of Nahum
is a poem celebrating the fall of Nineveh, the capital city of Israel’s ancient and oppressive enemy, the Assyrians. The fall of Nineveh, near the end of the seventh century
b.c.
, is seen as the judgment of God upon a cruel and arrogant nation.
Outline of Contents
Judgment on Nineveh (1.1-15)
The fall of Nineveh (2.1—3.19)