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Matthew Henry on Nahum 1:1-8Nahum 1:1-8 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAbout a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is.…Inscription of the Book. (b. c. 710.)Nahum 1:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleINSCRIPTION OF THE BOOK. (B. C. 710.) This title directs us to consider, 1. The great city against which the word of the Lord is here delivered; it is the burden of Nineveh, not only a prophecy, and a weighty one, but a…The Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1Nahum 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe messenger of judgment. Notice here - I. THE MESSENGER: HIS PERSONALITY. "Nahum the Elkoshite." 1. His name. "Nahum," signifying "Consolation;" and whilst this scarcely accords with the character of his mission as th…The Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1-15Nahum 1:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryPart I. THE JUDGMENT UPON NINEVEH DECREED BY GOD.The Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1Nahum 1:1 · The Pulpit Commentary§ 1. The heading of the book. The book has a double title, the first giving the object of the prophecy, which otherwise would not be evident; the second, its author, added to give confidence in its contents. The burden;…The Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1Nahum 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA vision and a burden. I. THE VISION OF NAHUM. 1. The person of the prophet. II. THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH. 1. The city. Nineveh; in Assyrian Ninua, or Nina, equivalent to "Station," "Dwelling," if the word be of Semitic or…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Nahum 1:1-8About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is.…Matthew HenrycommentaryInscription of the Book. (b. c. 710.)INSCRIPTION OF THE BOOK. (B. C. 710.) This title directs us to consider, 1. The great city against which the word of the Lord is here delivered; it is the burden of Nineveh, not only a prophecy, and a weighty one, but a…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1A vision and a burden. I. THE VISION OF NAHUM. 1. The person of the prophet. II. THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH. 1. The city. Nineveh; in Assyrian Ninua, or Nina, equivalent to "Station," "Dwelling," if the word be of Semitic or…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1The messenger of judgment. Notice here - I. THE MESSENGER: HIS PERSONALITY. "Nahum the Elkoshite." 1. His name. "Nahum," signifying "Consolation;" and whilst this scarcely accords with the character of his mission as th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1-15Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON NINEVEH DECREED BY GOD.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:1§ 1. The heading of the book. The book has a double title, the first giving the object of the prophecy, which otherwise would not be evident; the second, its author, added to give confidence in its contents. The burden;…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Judgment of Nineveh; The Awful Power of God. (b. c. 710.)THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH; THE AWFUL POWER OF GOD. (B. C. 710.) Nineveh knows not God, that God that contends with her, and therefore is here told what a God he is; and it is good for us all to mix faith with that which i…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Nahum 1:2-6§ 2. The prophet describes the inflexible justice of God, and illustrates his irresistible power by the control which he exercises over the material world.Joseph S. Exell and contributors