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The Book of
Nahum
A focused prophecy that announces Nineveh’s collapse, showing God’s justice against violent power and relief for the oppressed.
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How to read Nahum
Read Nahum as prophetic poetry and proclamation, not a neutral history report. Track the repeated contrasts: refuge for those who seek the Lord, ruin for unrepentant brutality; let the vivid scenes serve the main point about God’s rule over nations.
Context
Big idea and book facts
Nahum delivers a concentrated message about Nineveh: God’s patience is not weakness. He will bring down cruel power, end oppression, and give his people space to live in peace and worship again.
- Author
- Nahum the Elkoshite
- Date
- Before Nineveh's fall, c. 650-612 BC
- Location
- Judah
- Audience
- Judah, with Nineveh as the target of judgment
- Genre
- Prophetic oracle