Nahum's Specific Witness

5Nineveh summons her picked troops,

yet they stumble on their way.

They dash to the city wall;

the protective shield is put in place.

6The river gates are thrown open

and the palace collapses.

7It is decreed^b that Nineveh

be exiled and carried away.

Her female slaves moan like doves

and beat on their breasts.

8Nineveh is like a pool

whose water is draining away.

“Stop! Stop!” they cry,

but no one turns back.

9Plunder the silver!

Plunder the gold!

The supply is endless,

the wealth from all its treasures!

10She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!

Hearts melt, knees give way,

bodies tremble, every face grows pale. (Nahum 2)

Thoughts: Nahum's prophecy seems vague, but it is very very specific and defines a specific event.  The reason it is included in the Bible is it so specifically came true.  Nahum prophesied the fall of Ninevah in 612 BC about 50 years before it happened (660 BC).  Ninevah (Mosul today) was a mighty huge city in the northern Mesopotamian fertile crescent (current Iraq).  Assyria has been considered one of the most brutal,  barbaric empires in the history of the world.  But its power and might were beyond comprehension.  

Yet the way Ninevah was conquered is that the Babylonians (and alliance with the Medes, Persians, Scythians), flooded the rivers into the city and literally washed the filth of the city away.
  This prophecy- noted above- reminds us God is in control, and can tell His prophets what will happen in the future.  The future is in God's hands.  The mightiest human power is weak before God. 

Prayer:  Help me to give myself to you, Lord, knowing you know what lies ahead.