Free group study handout
Nahum 2: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Nahum 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh calls the people of Nineveh to prepare for siege. They are warned to keep the fortress, watch the way, and strengthen their power (vv. 1-3).
Key verse
“The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.”
Nahum 2:3 (WEB)
Outline
- Nahum 2:1–3 Call to Prepare for Siege
- Nahum 2:4–6 Battle Imagery
- Nahum 2:7–9 Destruction and Despair
- Nahum 2:10–13 Divine Judgment Declared
Discussion questions
- In v3, what imagery is used to describe the shields and clothing of the valiant men?
- In v9, what are the people encouraged to take from Nineveh?
- The phrase 'the palace is dissolved' in v6: what does this suggest about Nineveh's strength?
- In v13, God's declaration 'I am against you': what implications does this have for Nineveh's fate?
- When has a time of chaos made you feel like you were fleeing, as in v8?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Nahum 2: Nahum 3, Jeremiah 51, Jeremiah 50.
Before next time: read Nahum 3.