At the beginning of the book Nahum gives us a short treatise on His doctrine about God. It is very good and says Nahum well understood Who God was and is. “God is jealous” (Nahum 1:2). The jealousy of God says He will tolerate no competition from man-made gods. God has every right to be jealous, unlike we humans. When you do what God has done you can be jealous of the claims of any inferiors. The jealousy of God is behind much
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