Intro to “Nahum 3:1-7”

 

MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2/8/2026 8:03 AM

My Worship Time                                                                         Focus:  Intro to “Nahum 3:1-7”

Bible Reading & Meditation                                                                  Reference:  Nahum 3:1-7

            Message of the verses:  “1 ¶  Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey! 2  The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! 3  Horsemen charging, flashing sword and glittering spear, hosts of slain, heaps of corpses, dead bodies without end— they stumble over the bodies! 4  And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms. 5  Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will make nations look at your nakedness and kingdoms at your shame. 6  I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle. 7  And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, "Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?" Where shall I seek comforters for you?” (ESV)

            I will begin looking at this introduction to the third chapter of Nahum by quoting from John MacArthur’s commentary introduction to these first seven verses of the third chapter of Nahum.

            “The righteousness of God demands perfect justice.  For divine justice to be satisfied, all God’s enemies must be punished.  Those who love the Lord, celebrate His righteousness, and desire that He be glorified—they will rejoice when evil is judged and His impenitent enemies are justly punished.  As the psalmist exclaimed:

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee before Him.  As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before God.  But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; and let them rejoice with gladness. (Ps. 68:1-3)

The psalmist called on the Lord to take action because He alone executes true justice (cf. 10:12).

(Ps. 10:12)

12 ¶  Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.”

He causes the wicked to perish and the righteous to rejoice.  This is not an indifferent attitude toward those who perish; it is the joy of the souls that love God and seek His glory.  When God is dishonored those who love Him feel the pain, as the psalmist said:  ‘For zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me’ (Ps. 69:9).  The Apostle Paul applied this attitude to the Son of God, saying, ‘For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, ‘THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME’’(Romans 15:3).  Paul then conveyed the truth of God’s righteous judgment in 2 Thessalonians 1:5-7, when he wrote:

This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.  Since it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give rest to you who are afflicted and to us as well at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire.

The apostle assured the Thessalonians that the Lord Jesus Christ will return to judge the wicked, and to establish His righteous kingdom.  During His millennial reign, He will enact His rule with perfect justice over the whole earth (cf. Isa. 9:7).”

(cf. Isa. 9:7)

“7  Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.”

            That is as far as I will go this morning from this introduction, but will try and finish MacArthur’s introduction to these seven verses tomorrow morning.

Spiritual meaning for my life today:  Once again I see verses that shows that the Lord Jesus Christ is in control of what happens on planet earth, and will bless those who are saved and curse those who are not.  God is not and never will be unfair!

My Steps of Faith for Today:  I am  trusting the Lord to give me peace as I go to my new Sunday school class this morning, and to help me to prepare to teach this class next week and the week after.

“WISDOM IS DEVELOMPENT WISDOM IS DISCIPLINE WISDOM IS DISCERNMENT WISDOM IS DIGNITY WISDOM IS DISCRETION WISDOM IS DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING WISDOM IS DEVOTION TO GOD.” (David Jeremiah)

“When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you.” (Proverbs 2:10-11)

2/8/2026 8:35 AM