The BOOK OF NAHUM


NAME:   _________________________
I will do my best to read the book of Nahum during this month.
BACKGROUND: The book of Nahum deals with the fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. The Assyrians had taken the northern tribe of Israel into captivity and Nahum is telling of their coming defeat.
    CHAPTER ONE
  1. God is   ____________________________________  .
  2. What will the Lord take on His adversaries?   ______________________________
  3. What does He reserve for His enemies?   ____________
  4. God will not do what to the wicked?   ______________
  5. What three things in nature are cited concerning the Lord having His way?
    1. _______________________
    2. _______________________
    3. _______________________.
  6. What can God do to rivers?  ______________
  7. What is burned at the presence of the Lord?  _______________
  8. What of God's is poured out like fire?  _______________
  9. The Lord is   _________.
  10. What is God in the day of trouble?  ______________   _____________
  11. Who is it that imagineth evil against the Lord?  A   _____________   ____________________
  12. God would break the what of Assyria off of Judah?  ________________
  13. Judah was to keep the   ___________________   ___________________   and perform their   _______________.

    14. CHAPTER TWO
  14. God is coming in judgment against Ninevah; He tells them to keep what?  _________________
  15. What were they to fortify as God came in judgemnet against them?  __________
  16. What had Assyria done to the vine branches of Israel?  ________________
  17. The shields of the ssyrians were made from what color?  _____________________
  18. What kind of trees would be shaken?  _______________________
  19. As God came in judgment, the Assyrians would make haste to get to what?  ______________
  20. What bird is used as an example?  ____________________
  21. When people would flee from the city, others would cry out for them to stand but   ____________   ________________   ________________   ________________.
  22. What three things would be taken from the fallen city?
    1. _______________________
    2. _______________________
    3. _______________________.
  23. What animal is used by the Lord here for description purposes?  ______________

    24. CHAPTER THREE
  24. Ninevah (capital of Assyria) was Full of what two things?   ______________   ________________
  25. What word describes the chariots of the Assyrians?  _________________
  26. So many were killed by this nation that it is said they stumbled over the what?   ________________
  27. God calls Ninevah the wellfavoured harlot.   She was known as the _____________________   __________   _______________________.
  28. What did she sell through her whoredoms?   __________________
  29. God would lift up her what on her face?   ___________________
  30. God would by so doing show her nakedness and all kingdoms would see her   ________________.
  31. All who would flee from Ninevah would say that the city was laid   __________.
  32. What city was used as an example of a powerful city which was also destroyed?   _______
  33. This city (previous question) had formed alliances with what four nations and/or cities to keep it from falling?
    1. _______________________
    2. _______________________
    3. _______________________
    4. _______________________.
  34. What happened to the children of this city at the top of all the streets (previous question) they were   _______________   __________   _______________.
  35. Just like this city, Ninevah would seek   ________________   (that is alliances which would help them).
  36. What kind of tree is cited?   _________
  37. As the judgment of God approached the city of Ninevah, the prophet tells them to make strong the what?   ____________________
  38. To the whole of the nation of Assyria, God declares that their shepherds do what?   __________________________
  39. There was no healing of what?   _______________________
  40. What was grievous?   _______________________