Nahum Part IV: Theophanic Upheavals & the Death of Chaos (1:3-8)

Continuing our study of the book of Nahum. The section we are studying today is the main reason I was interested in doing this deep dive into Nahum. It’s an incredible passage of scripture. The theophany of Yahweh that Nahum describes contains many of the same elements we see throughout other OT theophanies. We see Yahweh in the whirlwind in Job and Ezekiel. We also see a reference to the Cloud Rider. The Cloud Rider is a title of Yahweh the God of Israel. It’s also used of the Son of Man in Daniel 7:13. And Jesus Christ claims this title for himself, one of the many places he claims to be Yahweh the God of Israel. We will also see Yahweh as the Divine Warrior as he attacks Sea and River, both chaos deities in the Canaanite religion. He then judges Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon. To understand this we will have to find out what gods and entities dwelt in these places. What do these locations have to do with hell, Hercules, and the Anunnaki? And when the mountains quake before Yahweh, what does this have to do with the kingdom of Satan? This passage also contains one of the main themes of the Hebrew Bible. Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. This is a critical verse. We will explore its implications. Join us as we continue our investigation of this fascinating book with one of the most interesting poems in the OT!