Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 12th (Nahum 3 & Matthew 10:24-42)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Coming Downfall of Nineveh and Assyria
The coming downfall of nineveh and the neo assyrian empire has been the subject of the book of nahem. The chapter opens with an oracle of woe, within which the causes of the destruction of the city of nineveh are presented. In verse two, we see the chariots of assyria in their din and rapid motion, a blur of thundering metal and the snorting of war horses. We also see the carnage left in its wake, the heaped cor es that were a matter of pride for the brutal assyrians.
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