Messages from Heaven Part 2, Thursday

0:00Hey kids, welcome to Junior's for Jesus. Go grab your Bibles, we're gonna be digging in and learning some really exciting stories. Let's get started. Thursday. Nahum, the seventh minor prophet tells the rest of the story about prophecies against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. That story started in the book of Jonah when he prophesied that after 40 days, Nineveh would be destroyed. The people repented of their sins and God didn't destroy their city. Then, after just a few years, they stopped worshipping God and returned to their idols. How sad God was, but he is merciful and long-suffering to his children. Exodus 346, and the Lord passed before him and proclaimed the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abounding in goodness and truth.

1:01So he gave them many more years to change, but they continued in their wicked ways and God will not at all acquit, which means clear the wicked. Nahum, chapter one, verse three. The new kings of Assyria had turned so far from Nineveh's repentance at the preaching of Jonah, that they thought that their own heathen God, Asher, was more important than the God of heaven. Their king in Nahum's time was even named Asher Banipal after this heathen God. The cup of Assyria's wickedness was full. Its people had sinned away their day of God's mercy and Nahum prophesied of the destruction of their capital city, Nineveh. He said that their enemies would come with horses and chariots, and Nineveh strongholds would as easily fall into their hands as ripe figs into one's mouth when the fig tree is shaken. Nahum, chapter three, verses two and 12.

2:03The noise of a whip and the noise of rattling wheels, of galloping horses, of clattering chariots. All your strongholds are fig trees with ripe and figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. Nineveh's soldiers would be no more able to defend it than could grasshoppers. It would be laid, waste, and no one would be sorry. Instead, all who would hear about it would clap their hands. Its wounds would be severe. It could never be healed. God said that he would make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. Nahum, chapter three, verses 17, 7, and 19, and chapter one, verse nine. Your commanders are like swarming locusts and your generals like great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges on a cold day. When the sun rises, they flee away

3:03and the place where they are is not known. It shall come to pass that all who look upon you will flee from you and say, Nineveh is laid, waste, who will bemoan her? Where shall I seek comfortors for you? Your injury has no healing, your wound is severe. All who hear news of you will clap their hands over you for upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually. What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. Now let's apply it. In that last verse, Nineveh is the symbol of evil. Just as God would make an utter end of Nineveh, he will make an utter end of sin. And just as Nineveh will not rise up a second time, sin will never rise up again after God destroys Satan and those who believe his lies.

4:03How wonderful, praise God. Nahum, chapter one, verse three, six, seven, and nine. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all acquit the wicked. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm and the clouds are the dust of His feet. Who can stand before His indignation and who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire and the rocks are thrown down by Him. The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble and He knows those who trust in Him. What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. This podcast is sponsored by MyBibleFirst.org. Visit us for other great resources for children, youth, and adults.