AUTHOR,
little known concerning. Name means "compassionate" or "full of
comfort."
DATE.
Some time before the Fall of Nineveh.
MAIN THEME,
the Destruction of Nineveh.
HISTORICAL SETTING.
This book is regarded by some scholars as a sequel to Jonah. It would appear
that the Assyrians, after their repentance at the preaching of Jonah, soon
relapsed into gross idolatry. They plundered other nations and their capital
became like a lions' den full of prey.
Na
2:11,12
THE PURPOSE
of the book was to pronounce Divine Vengeance upon the bloody city, and to
console Judah with promises of future deliverance
Na
3:1 1:13-15
SYNOPSIS.
Ch. 1. A
vision of the majesty and invincible power of Jehovah, who will break the yoke
of the Assyrians and deliver Judah.
Na
1:1
Ch. 2. A
dramatic description of the Siege of Nineveh.
Na
2:1
Ch. 3. A woe
pronounced upon the bloody city, and her complete ruin foretold.
Na
3:1
NOTE.-
Some expositors have seen in Ch 2.4 an allusion to the modern automobile, but
this is a far-fetched interpretation.
Na
2:4
(Outline from Thompson’s Chain Reference
Bible)