The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “Excellency” it comes from the Hebrew Word “gaon” which means “excellency, pride.”
Nahum vividly describes Nineveh’s coming military destruction, its glory and defenses collapsing utterly. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is Nahum 2.
Nahum describes he who dashes in pieces coming up before Nineveh’s face, urging her to keep the munition, watch the way, make her loins strong, and fortify her power mightily, for the Lord has turned away the “excellency,” “gaon” in Hebrew, of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel, since the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Nahum describes the shield of his mighty men being made red, the valiant men being in scarlet, the chariots being with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees being terribly shaken, the chariots raging in the streets, jostling one against another in the broad ways, their appearance being like torches, they running like the lightnings, he recounting his worthies, they stumbling in their walk, they making haste to the wall, and the defense being prepared, the gates of the rivers being opened, and the palace being dissolved.
Nahum describes Huzzab being led away captive, she being brought up, and her maids leading her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts, Nineveh being of old like a pool of water, yet they shall flee away, though none shall look back, urging them to take the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold, for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture, describing her as empty, and void, and waste, the heart melting, and the knees smiting together, closing with the Lord’s declaration against this once-great city, formerly like a den of lions filled with prey, now facing utter destruction, “Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts,” her chariots to be burned in the smoke, and the sword to devour her young lions.
Nahum’s vivid, almost cinematic battle imagery, red shields, flaming chariot torches, jostling in the streets, conveys Nineveh’s coming military collapse with striking literary power rare even among the prophetic books. His declaration, I am against thee, delivered against a city once compared to a den of lions filled with prey, demonstrates that no earthly power, however dominant, stands beyond the reach of God’s appointed justice.
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