DAY 205 Read the book of Nahum.
Today's reading: Although Nahum's prophecy was directed against Nineveh (Assyria) shortly before that nation's collapse, it has value as warnings against evildoers and assurances for the righteous.
Memory gem: "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him" (Nahum 1:7).
Thought for today:
"The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire is rich in lessons for the nations of earth today....
"...The rulers of Assyria, instead of using their unusual blessings for the benefit of mankind, became the scourge of many lands. Merciless, with no thought of God or their fellow men, they pursued the fixed policy of causing all nations to acknowledge the supremacy of the gods of Nineveh, whom they exalted above the Most High. God had sent Jonah to them with a message of warning, and for a season they humbled themselves before the Lord of hosts, and sought forgiveness. But soon they turned again to idol worship, and to the conquest of the world.
"The prophet Nahum, in his arraignment of the evildoers in Nineveh, exclaimed:
"Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not....Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts.' Nahum 3:1-5.
"With unerring accuracy the Infinite One still keeps account with the nations. While His mercy is tendered, with calls to repentance, this account remains open; but when...the account is closed, divine patience ceases. Mercy no longer pleads in their behalf....
" 'The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end' (Nahum 1:7, 8) of all who endeavor to exalt themselves above the Most High....
"...In the day of final awards, when the righteous Judge of all the earth shall 'sift the nations' (Isaiah 30:28), and those that have kept the truth shall be permitted to enter the City of God, heaven's arches will ring with the triumphant songs of the redeemed."--Prophet and Kings, pp. 362-366.
Today's reading: Although Nahum's prophecy was directed against Nineveh (Assyria) shortly before that nation's collapse, it has value as warnings against evildoers and assurances for the righteous.
Memory gem: "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him" (Nahum 1:7).
Thought for today:
"The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire is rich in lessons for the nations of earth today....
"...The rulers of Assyria, instead of using their unusual blessings for the benefit of mankind, became the scourge of many lands. Merciless, with no thought of God or their fellow men, they pursued the fixed policy of causing all nations to acknowledge the supremacy of the gods of Nineveh, whom they exalted above the Most High. God had sent Jonah to them with a message of warning, and for a season they humbled themselves before the Lord of hosts, and sought forgiveness. But soon they turned again to idol worship, and to the conquest of the world.
"The prophet Nahum, in his arraignment of the evildoers in Nineveh, exclaimed:
"Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not....Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts.' Nahum 3:1-5.
"With unerring accuracy the Infinite One still keeps account with the nations. While His mercy is tendered, with calls to repentance, this account remains open; but when...the account is closed, divine patience ceases. Mercy no longer pleads in their behalf....
" 'The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end' (Nahum 1:7, 8) of all who endeavor to exalt themselves above the Most High....
"...In the day of final awards, when the righteous Judge of all the earth shall 'sift the nations' (Isaiah 30:28), and those that have kept the truth shall be permitted to enter the City of God, heaven's arches will ring with the triumphant songs of the redeemed."--Prophet and Kings, pp. 362-366.
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