God Is A Refuge

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.

The 3 chapters of Nahum's prophesy are all about the destruction of that wicked city Nineveh. This is the same city-state that God had sent Jonah to, 100 years earlier. The repentance they had as a result of Jonah's preaching did not last, and new generations were born who went back to the same evil, violent and cruel lifestyle of their forebears. So now Nahum is pronouncing their downfall; Babylon will conquer Nineveh and wipe them from the face of the Earth, and it will disappear. We know that God later then destroyed Babylon, too. Then the Israelis will rejoice, the Jews will be freed from their chains, and God will restore Israel's bountiful land. This is God's way: To rescue those who call upon Him from the oppressor and punish the wicked who reject the good He offers.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!