Nahum the
prophet wrote concerning the city of Nineveh and declared, “Behold,
I am against you, says the LORD of hosts”. He told them the
LORD would “discover” their “skirts upon” their
“face” and “show the nations” their “nakedness,
and the kingdoms” their “shame”. In chapter three
and verse six of his prophesy, Nahum shared how the LORD would “cast
abominable filth” upon them, and make them “vile” as
well as “a gazingstock” where we read:
And I will
cast abominable filth upon you, and make you vile, and will set you
as a gazingstock.
The
verse begins, “And I will cast abominable filth upon you,
and make you vile,...” Nahum
began with the words, “And I will cast”
or “throw, hurl and fling” “abominable filth”
or “detestable things or idols” “upon you”
which refers to Nineveh, “and make you” which
refers to Nineveh “vile”
which means “senseless, foolish and treated with contempt”. In
addition to the conquest of the invading army, the LORD was to
“fling” “detestable things and idols” upon them which would
cause them to be “treated with contempt”.
The
verse continues, “....
and will set you as a gazingstock” Nahum
added, “and will set you”
which means “put, appoint, set, direct and lay them aside” “as
a gazingstock” or “looking,
appearance, seeing sight and spectacle”. Because of the “abominable
filth” and
“vileness”, Nineveh would
become a “spectacle” before all who looked upon them.
When
we think through these words of Nahum, not only do we see the defeat
of this great city of Nineveh, but they were to encounter the
“abominable filth” the LORD would put upon them. They were
to be repulsive and grotesque to the point people would stair at them
in angst. Those who reject Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD will know
the wrath of God, and Jesus said those whom He came to save will be
where there is “weeping and gnashing of teeth”. Oh that
people would understand that Jesus came to save them, and does not
desire to put “abominable filth and vileness” upon them so
they would one day be the “gazingstock” before others.
Next
time Nahum shares how
those who look on Nineveh “shall
flee from”
them,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, and the new devotional “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
No comments:
Post a Comment