Rochester Covenant Church

22
June
2009

Nahum – Responding to Evil Empires

Key Point: We must place our confidence in God and not in human power.

Key Text: Nahum 1:7-9

1:7 The Lord is good –

indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress,

and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

1:8 But with an overwhelming flood

he will make a complete end of Nineveh;

he will drive his enemies into darkness.

Denunciation and Destruction of Nineveh

1:9 Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will completely destroy!

Distress will not arise a second time.

Stage of history filled with noisy “larger-than-life” figures and super power nations

Responding to global jihadism

7^th century BC Assyria terrorized world

Nineveh = city that Nimrod built Genesis 10:11

Centrality of God = Biblical message of hope

v. 3 God’s Justice >> Judgment;

v. 7 Covenant >> Salvation

We pay too much attention to noise & size and miss God’s still, small voice working in quietness & prayer

Imagine the unimaginable!

Call to repent and believe = put God central/first; obey/trust

Nahum = “comforter” gives confidence

Where are we in trouble?

RUN to Jesus!

Pray for the world

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