[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.