Number 9

Question 1

What is the subtitle of Nahum?

Answer 1

The Destruction of Nineveh

Question 2

Nahum is a warning about the danger of spiritual _____. It reveals the horrible danger of failing to pass the faith along to the next _________.

Answer 2

Erosion, Generation

Question 3

Over 2700 years ago, an ancient prophet gazed down on the mightiest city on earth, capital of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This ancient city of Nineveh was originally built by ______, head of the tower of ____project and of worldwide false religion.

Answer 3

Nimrod, Babel

Question 4

Assyria and its capital city of Nineveh was a bitter oppressor of Israel and Judah, often placing both nations under bondage and tribute. Assyria carried the Northern Kingdom into captivity in _____BC. At this time they also invaded Judah, capturing 46 cities and besieging Jerusalem. Only direct intervention by God and the death of 185,000 Assyria troops in one night prevented the fall of Judah.

Answer 4

Background of Nahum - 721 BC

Question 5

_____ is one of only two Biblical books given over completely to the destruction of a heathen nation. The other is _____ which describes the destruction of Edom.

Answer 5

Nahum, Obadiah

Question 6

_____is a classic example of the ______ of God and of a fulfillment of Genesis 15:16. (For the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.) The terrible sin of Nineveh at the time of Jonah had returned and was now terminal.

Answer 6

Nahum - Justice

Question 7

Nineveh is first mentioned in Gen 10:8-12. The city was first built by ______, who also built the Tower of Babel and the city of Babylon. He was also the founder of the world wide false religious system of Mystery Babylon.

Answer 7

Nimrod

Question 8

Nineveh represents the Apostate Gentile ______System as Babylon represents the Gentile Political System. Nineveh is distinguished from all other ancient Gentile cities by the fact that it knew God under the preaching of Jonah, but had now completely apostatized into paganism.

Answer 8

Religious

Question 9

It was predicted that Nineveh will be destroyed by a flood when the gates of the rivers are opened and that the one hundred foot stone walls and massive stone palace will literally ______

Answer 9

Dissolve

Question 10

After defeating the surrounding Babylonians in a large battle as part of a ___ year siege, Nineveh, began celebrating. During their drunken carousing, a violent _____ began

Answer 10

3 - storm

Question 11

Deserters then fled to the Babylonian army and informed them of the celebration within the walls

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

The locks and gates to an already flooded _____ which was now overflowing from the massive rainstorm, were suddenly opened, sending a gigantic wall of water down the bed of the Tigris River, which flowed ____ the walls of Nineveh

Answer 12

Reservoir, Under

Question 13

The walls then collapsed as the ___ ___brick literally dissolved (just like God said)

Answer 13

sun dried