Nahum 2
The Capture of Nineveh And It’s Destruction
At the time of Nahum’s prophecy, Assyria was at the height of its power. Sennacherib had done much to increase the strength and magnificence of Nineveh, its capital, by building great temples, palaces, and fortifications. Nineveh was confident that it could not be overtaken but Nahum …
The Ninevites Lose Everything
Nineveh fell in 612. B.C. to a combined force of Babylonians, Medes, and Scythians who pillaged the city of its vast treasures and then burned it to the ground. Once the dam blocking the Tigris River was released, there was nothing the Ninevites could do to stop the destruction and loss. They …