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[[Nahum]] wrote concerning the future destruction of Nineveh. The book was written at a time when [[Assyria]] was at the very peak of her power. No man would have dreamed that mighty Nineveh would fall! But [[God]] knows the future, and He gave His message to [[Nahum]] to deliver to the frightened people of [[Judah]] . This was not a message of warning to Nineveh; they had heard [[God]]'s warning from [[Jonah]] 150 years before. Now [[God]]'s patience was running out and His [[judgment]] would fall.
The message of this book is one of hope for [[Judah]] --to encourage them to trust [[God]] in an hour of great danger. Each chapter tells us something about [[God]] and about the fall of the city. In chapter 1 we see that [[God]] is a jealous [[God]], and that Nineveh will fall; in chapter 2 we see that [[God]] will judge the city, and that Nineveh's fall will be great. Then, in chapter 3, we see that His great [[judgment]] against the city is just, because Nineveh had been warned. She deserved the [[judgment]] that fell upon her.