Who is God? Day 10 God is Victorious. Read Nahum chapter 3, focusing on verses 16-19. As we come to the end of this tiny, but amazing book, we see the prophecy of the final destruction of Nineveh. Ultimately, God is victorious. He is the one who will win. He is more powerful than anything else. Nothing can stand against him, not the people of Nineveh, not us today, no one. As we learn more about who God is, we cannot look past the fact that in the end, God is victorious. He will win. It may feel like the enemy is winning for a time, but ultimately God is…

Who is God? Day 9 God is our defense. Read Nahum 3:11-15. The prophet Nahum continues to tell the people of the destruction that is coming. He ends up discussing the fact that Nineveh will do their very best to build up their own defenses. They will do everything they can to protect themselves. They will reinforce their borders. They will build up their gates. But in the end, none of that will matter, because God is going to judge them. Even though Nineveh was doing everything from a defensive standpoint that they could think of, we have to remember that God is our defense. He is the one who…

Who is God? Day 7 God is just. Read Nahum chapter 3, focusing on verses 1-7. We have learned many things about God as we’ve read through these verses. One truth that is abundantly clear is that God is just. In chapter 3, we see the coming punishment of Nineveh described. God’s destruction is going to be complete and absolute. However, it’s with reason that he is judging the people of Nineveh. God is just in what he does, and he maintains justice. If people have done wrong, the result of sin is death. God must maintain that order. Now, God is holy and God is just. We see this…

Who is God? Day 6 God is our strength and provider. Read Nahum chapter 2, focusing on verses 11-13. The lion thought it was the strongest beast out there, and it’s a great analogy for what Assyria was thinking. They thought they were the strongest nation out there. However, God is showing them differently. When we take a look at who is God, we have to admit that he is the one who is our provider. He is the one who is our strength. The people of Nineveh thought that they were providing for themselves through their own strength. They thought they were mastering the other people around them through…

Who is God? Day 5 God is bigger. Read Nahum chapter 2, focusing on verses 7-10. Assyria was one of the largest and most powerful nations at this time. They were known for being brutal and relentlessly conquering all of the people around them. When God starts telling them that judgment is coming, it is easy to think that won’t matter much. However, it’s important to realize that God is bigger. There is nothing that is happening in this world that is outside of God. He is more powerful and more knowledgeable and just “more” in every way. The people of Nineveh were not going to be able to stand…

Who is God? Day 4 God Is the Ultimate RestorerRead Nahum chapter 2, focusing on verses 1–6. God is able to restore anything. He can take and remake absolutely anything in the world. The reason He is able to do this is because He was the Creator of it all in the first place. Understanding God as Creator is the first essential step to understanding who He is. Only when we recognize this truth can we truly grasp how He can also be the Re-Creator. As the one who created everything, He has the authority and power to recreate and restore. In Nahum, God was promising to do exactly that…

Who is God? Day 3 Conversation. Read Nahum chapter 1, focusing on verses 12-15. In these verses, God begins the conversation. He starts off talking to Judah for verses 12 and 13. Then he speaks directly to Nineveh in verse 14. Finally, he goes back to speaking to Judah in verse 15. God’s conversation is all about what is going to happen. He is not hiding his upcoming actions from either group. God desires people to come to repentance. In him, we see this by how often he gives warnings and how regularly he tries to encourage people to repent. When we see his conversation with Nineveh, he is letting…

Who is God? Day 2 God is good. Read Nahum chapter 1, focusing on verses 4-11. As you read through these verses, we see a lot about God. He is bringing judgment and wrath. The mountains and hills shake before him. His anger pours out like fire. And then we read verse 7. Verse 7 seems to stick out oddly in the middle of those verses. This verse tells us that God is good and will rescue those who come to him. In the midst of all these verses about judgment and destruction, it seems a bit out of place. However, this tells us a lot about who God is.…

Who is God? Day 1 Who is God and what is He like? Read Nahum chapter 1, focusing on verses 1-3. Some of the questions that I hear from people is “Who is God?” “What is God like?” “What is his character?” “What is the nature of God?” These are deep questions and it can be challenging to understand the answers. God is bigger than we can comprehend, but that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t give us clues to help us understand who he is. He wants a relationship with us. The book of Nahum gives us insight into the character of God. As you read chapter one, we need…