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Nahum 1 · Grade 5

Good News on the Mountains

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Read and Think

Nahum 1:1 calls this book a revelation about Nineveh and the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. The book of Jonah showed God's mercy to Nineveh when it turned from evil; Nahum shows God's justice when cruelty continues. Both reveal the same God.

Nahum opens with a hymn about God's character. Yahweh is a jealous God who avenges wrong. Yet verse 3 balances this: Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. These words echo God's description of himself to Moses. Creation responds to him: the sea dries up, the mountains quake, and the earth trembles at his presence. Who can stand before his indignation?

Then verse 7 offers comfort: Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him. The same power that judges the oppressor protects the oppressed. God tells Judah, I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart. The chapter ends with joy: behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Isaiah 52:7 uses the same picture, and in the New Testament, Paul quotes it in Romans 10:15 about those who preach the gospel.

Show What You Know

  1. How do Jonah and Nahum show two sides of God's character?

  2. How does verse 3 balance God's patience and justice?

  3. Why is verse 7 a comfort in this chapter?

  4. Where does the New Testament use the picture of feet bringing good news?

Crossword

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Across

  1. And he ____ those who take refuge in him.
  2. And the clouds are the dust of his ____.
  3. On the mountains the feet of him who brings ____ news.

Down

  1. A stronghold in the day of ____.
  2. And he knows those who take ____ in him.

Think About It

  1. God's power is frightening to the cruel but comforting to those who trust him. How does knowing God is just help you when you see wrong in the world?

  2. Nahum's message ends with good news of peace. Who needs to hear good news from you this week?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.”

Nahum 1:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my stronghold. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When is it hard for you to believe God is both kind and fair?
  • Where do you run when you feel afraid, and how can God be your safe place?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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