Last installment: Part 1: Why God Judges Nations
Nahum 1:3b-8
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. 4 In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. 4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, The blossoms of Lebanon wither. 5 Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it. 6 Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath gushes forth like fire, And the rocks are broken up by Him. 7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him. 8 But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of [b]its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Establish the need: We saw last time God has the attributes that will make Him judge the wicked; but does He have the power to do so?
Purpose: We need to know God will one day come down to earth to give a global Judgment and still God will graciously save those who trust in Him.
- We need to know God has the power to judge with His power over nature (v.3b-5)
- We need to know God has the power to judge with His power over humans (v.6-8)
The Domain for Truth 