Posted by Lisa Laree to Beer Lahai Roi
Nahum...the sequel to the book of Jonah, which foretells the downfall of Nineveh and, by extension, the Assyrian empire. The respite earned by the response to Jonah's preaching has come to an end because the people have returned to their wickedness, and now there is no reprieve.
But as I read through, one verse jumped out at me as something that echoes through the centuries beyond Nineveh
Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims! Nah. 3:1
This smacks of political corruption, violence, injustice...and it really could describe any number of cities. I mean, it's one thing to see the pronouncement of woe upon the ancient pagan city, but it's entirely another to realize that a description of Nineveh also applies to contemporary locations.
Have we learned nothing?
For all that we have become so technologically advanced, and can peer deep into the heavens and see wonders unknown to previous generations...we still have cities that are full of lies, plunder, victims and blood. Innocent people who suffer.
People have not changed much over the centuries.
But...we are not without hope.
Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Nah. 1:15a
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