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"The heart melts"

Text: Nahum 2:10

A GRIM DESCRIPTION OF THE FALL OF NINEVEH

The prophet Nahum gave a graphic and grim description of the fall of Nineveh.

“Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water,
Now they flee away.
‘Halt! Halt!’ they cry;
But no one turns back.
Take spoil of silver!
Take spoil of gold!
There is no end of treasure,
Or wealth of every desirable prize.
She is empty, desolate and waste!
The heart melts, and the knees shake;
Much pain is in every side,
And all their faces are drained of colour.”
Nahum 2:8-10

1. Nineveh in the past… was like a pool of water

a) Beautiful

b) Serene

c) Life-giving

2. The fall of Nineveh

a) The army fled from their enemies.

b) No one could halt the stampede to flee from the Babylonians.

3. Great spoils of war

a) Silver

b) Gold

c) Treasures immeasurable

d) Wealth untold

4. Nineveh defeated

a) It was now empty, wasted, desolate.

b) Fear prevailed… hearts trembled and melted; knees trembled literally.

c) Visible pain.

i) Physical and emotional pain because of trauma of war.

ii) Faces white and ashen.

iii) The devastation of Nineveh was so complete!