The previous series of studies in the book of Jonah closes with the account of God sparing the Assyrian Empire from His judgment of destruction because of their response to the preaching of Jonah, the reluctant prophet.

A “companion” book to the book of Jonah among the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament is the little three-chapter-book of Nahum which again focuses on Ninevah over a century after Jonah’s preaching there.  Tucked into its forty-seven verses, the book of Nahum carries a powerful reminder of the disastrous consequences of ignoring God’s call to repentance and trust in Him and Him alone.

Welcome to the first in this two-part series of studies of the book of Nahum entitled, “Nahum:  Good News, Bad News” in an episode we call, “The Prophet’s Music with a Powerful Message.”