PART TWO A Psalm of the Lord’s Vengeance and Goodness (1:2–15) The Divine Truth The Lord Takes Vengeance Against His Enemies Nahum 1:2 2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath against his enemies. Nahum does not proceed directly into the subject of Nineveh’s destruction. He is a prophet of the Lord, and he wants the Lord’s people to know why he is speaking as he does. Nineveh will certainly
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