Nahum 1:7-11

Trust God to keep you safe in these troubling times. He alone will deliver you. Idolatry leaves an opening for evil to enter.

As for me and my  family in God alone I trust.

Nahum 1:7–11

7 The Lord is good,

A stronghold in the day of trouble;

And He knows those who trust in Him.

8 But with an overflowing flood

He will make an utter end of its place,

And darkness will pursue His enemies.

9 What do you conspire against the Lord?

He will make an utter end of it.

Affliction will not rise up a second time.

10 For while tangled like thorns,

And while drunken like drunkards,

They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.

11 From you comes forth one

Who plots evil against the Lord,

A wicked counselor.

The Hebrew term here denotes the sense of protection or providence. Archaeological excavations have shown that Nineveh was partially destroyed by floodwaters from the Tigris River. The Hebrew expression here could be a rhetorical question about Nineveh’s schemes against Yahweh. It also could be a direct statement: “Whatever you plot against Yahweh.” On the other hand, the verb here can also mean “think about,” so the rhetorical question could be directed to the people of Judah or Assyria, asking what they think about Yahweh. The answer is that He is the one who causes complete destruction. Faithlife Bible.

For the righteous, this is the best news of all. Because we know that the Lord is good, we can endure the tribulations of life. The judgment of the Lord will be inescapable. The word flood is both a poetic term for overwhelming devastation and a specific reference to the actual manner of Nineveh’s fall. It is believed that the invaders of Nineveh entered the city through its flooded waterways.

Who is wise enough, experienced enough, and strong enough to fight the power of God? No one, of course. At their very best, the enemies of God will be comic figures. Their best plans will be merely a tangle of thorns; their finest moves will be only the sloppy walk of drunkards. Wicked is one of the harshest terms in biblical language, nearly a curse word. The term speaks of someone who is utterly worthless. NKJ Bible.

 

Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing?

Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He teaches sinners in the way.