Chapter Summary

The battle in the streets at Nineveh.

Discussion Questions for Nahum, Chapter 2

1. What is verse 1 and 2 telling us to do? How can we react to this?
2. What descriptive words are used in verse three and what feeling are they evoking?
3. How does the description of the destruction of Nineveh speak to the nature of material things like the treasure mentioned in verse nine?
4. How can material things distract us from God in our own lives, and how can this be avoided?
5. What specific words does this passage use that speak to the result of not prioritizing God in our lives like the Ninevites?
6. How can verse 13 affect our view of God, and how can he have a forgiving nature if he destroyed Nineveh?
7. Is verse 13 too harsh? Why or why not? How does this effect your preception of God?
8. This passage reminds us of the importance of listening to warnings like Jonah gave Nineveh. How can this passage motivate us to beware warnings more often?
9. Why is the imagery of lions and cubs in the last three verses significant?
10. What are ways we can be more aware of warnings of destruction before its too late in our own lives?

Key Words/Phrase

Nineveh emptied, vv. 10, 2.

Characters

God.

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