Concluding Remarks on
the Book of Nahum
The prophecies concerning Nineveh furnish a
striking historical evidence of the divine origin of Holy Scriptures. It was
certainly one of the greatest and strongest cities in the world – it was the
capital of a well organized government space – space the commercial emporium of
the world. The Euphrates and Tigris gave access to the ocean; and the city lay
in the most direct track for caravans of the East. Yet, as the prophet
foretold, it is “empty, and void, and waste.” Lucian, who lived in the 2nd
century after Christ, affirms that “Nineveh was utterly perished; that there
was no trace of it remaining; nor could anyone tell where it once was
situated.” Opposite to Mosul, which is situated on the western bank of the Tigris,
there are, no doubt, extensive ruins; but this is, most probably, the site of
the Persian, and not the Assyrian Nineveh. What an invitation to the attentive
study of prophecy in the light of history! What a conviction to infidels! What
an example to commercial and ambitious nations! What a warning to implement and
luxurious rulers! Above all, what a message to the churches of Europe, to be
where of the “witchcrafts” of false doctrine, of worldliness and of
“covetousness, which is idolatry;” lest the Lord remove their candlestick, and
leave them as the 7 churches in Asia, “empty, void and waste.”
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