Nahum 02: Daddy's Coming

Power unmasked, refuge revealed. We walk through Nahum 2 and watch the mighty city of Nineveh unravel under the weight of its own violence while God steps forward as a fierce protector for Judah. The imagery is electric—flashing shields, racing chariots, shattered gates—and yet the message is even more gripping: justice is not late, and mercy is not weak. We explore how the text speaks to anyone who has been bullied, dismissed, or wounded, and how it challenges those of us who might be on the wrong side of the story.

With a personal story of a father stepping in to stop a bully, we frame the heart of Nahum 2: the oppressed are not alone, and the proud will not stand forever. We unpack the historical echoes that align with the prophecy, then sit with the tension most of us feel—wanting swift vengeance when God promises wise justice. That tension doesn’t cancel comfort; it deepens it. Trust means believing that no one gets away with evil, even when the timetable stretches beyond our patience, and that God can hold mercy and judgment without contradiction.

We also turn the question back on ourselves. If we have harmed others, the same voice that crushes chariots calls us to repent before disaster closes in. Real repentance is not a loophole; it’s a change of direction that opens the door to restoration. Along the way, we talk about living in this tension: seeking accountability without feeding revenge, telling the truth about harm without losing hope, and running to God as our strong refuge in the middle of it all.

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Well everybody, welcome back to the Bible
Breakdown Podcast with yourhost, Pastor Brandon.
Today, Nahom Chapter 2.
And today's title is Daddy'sComin.
Daddy's Comin'.
I don't know what kind of likechildhood you had, but that was
one thing that you were notsupposed to do when you were
around a bunch of guys.
Like when you were, you know, ateenager, like preteen, a little

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younger, we'd have scuffles,we'd do things back and forth.
But if you ever said, I'm gonnago tell my daddy, you knew it
wasn't fun anymore.
You crossed a line becausedaddies don't play.
And that's what we're gonna talkabout today.
Daddies coming.
So if you got your Bibles, wantto open up with me to Nayum
chapter two.
It's gonna take a moment.
I know Nay Hum is toward the endof the Old Testament.

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Well, I want to be honest withyou and tell you that when I was

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a kid, I did have one of thosemoments where I was riding the
school bus and I was not ateenager yet, and there was a
bully.
And I was I was usually one ofthe kids that could take up for
himself, whatever, whatever.
But for this particularsituation, this guy was bigger
than me.
And he started bullying me and Iwas trying to take care of it,
but he just wouldn't quit.
And I remember one time I said,Hey man, listen, if you don't,

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you don't leave me alone, I'mI'm gonna tell my dad.
And you could see all of asudden him go, wait, you think
he will?
You think you think he'll tellhis dad?
And he said, I I don't think youwill.
And so I actually remember I wasgetting off the school bus and
he pushed me in a way that itpushed me, he he pushed me to
where I fell down, right?
And as soon as I got home, Ididn't have to tell my dad.

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I was all scuffed up.
And I remember my dad going,Where is he?
You know what I'm saying?
And so we actually got in ourcar and went looking for this
kid.
And that kid must have seen usbefore we saw him, and he went
running.
And needless to say, the nextday, I had no more problems
because I kind of I got my dadinvolved, right?
And that's what I'm thinkingabout when I think about this

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chapter.
We're in Nahum is chapter two,and the overall idea is God is a
strong refuge, a strong tower, aplace you can run in time of
difficulty.
And the nation of Judah is beingharassed by the uh country of
Assyria and their capital city,Nineveh, and God is just, he's

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being daddy in this chapter.
In chapter two, he is, it's likehe is putting Judah, say, get
behind me, son, and he's saying,Let me tell you what I'm about
to do to you.
And remember, as I told youyesterday, that this is what
happens.
Like in archaeological findings,when they look at the some of
the things of uh when Ninevehwas destroyed by Babylon and

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some of the other ones, theylook and they go, Wow, that that
kind of describes what happened.
And that's some of the recordsthat we have.
And so literally, God is saying,I'm telling you what's about to
happen to you fools.
I'm coming.
And when I come, I'm I'm gonnatake care of business.
So this is what he says, andthis is what happens.
Here we go, let's jump in.
Nineveh's gonna fall.
Chapter 2, verse 1 says thisYour enemy is coming to crush

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you, Nineveh, man of ramparts,watch the roads, prepare your
defenses, and call out yourforces.
Even though the destroyer hasdestroyed Judah, the Lord will
restore its honor.
Israel's vine has been strippedof branches, but he will restore
its splendor.
Shields flash red in thesunlight, see the scarlet

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uniforms of the valiant troops,watch as their glittering
chariots move into position,with a forest of spears waving
above them, and the chariotsrace recklessly along the
streets and rush wildly throughthe squares.
They flash like firelight andmove as swiftly as lightning.
The king scouts to his shouts tohis officers, and they stumble

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in their haste, rushing to thewalls to set up their defenses.
The river gates have been tornopen, the palace is about to
collapse.
Nineveh's exile has beendecreed.
And all the servant girls mournits capture.
They moan like doves and beattheir breasts in sorrow.
Nineveh is like a leaking waterreservoir, the people are
slipping away.

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Stop, stop, someone shouts, butno one even looks back.
Loot the silver, plunder thegold.
There's no end to Nineveh'streasures, its vast, uncounted
wealth.
Soon the city is plundered,empty, and ruined.
Hearts melt and knees shake.
The people stand aghast, theirfaces pale and trembling.

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Where now is the great Nineveh?
That den filled with younglions.
It was a place where people,like lions and their cubs,
walked freely without fear.
A lion tore up meat for his cubsand strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his den with prey, hiscaverns with his plunder.
I am your enemy, says the Lordof Heaven's armies.

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Your chariots will soon go up insmoke, your men will be killed
in battle.
Never again will you plunderconquered nations, and the
voices of your proud messengerswill be heard no more.
So the moral of today's chapteris don't make God mad.
Don't mess with God's people.

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Because in time, justice alwayscomes.
And I think maybe that's themoment that we could take away
from this today, and that isthis.
There is truth and there iscomfort, and truth should cause
comfort, comfort, but but it'sit's not always like that.
Because here's here's the truthJustice comes.

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Bad people receive what theirdue penalty has earned them.
So, in other words, whether it'sin this life or in the next,
nobody gets away with evil.
That justice is served.
That's true.
It's a true statement.
However, if you're the one who'sbeen assaulted, if you're the
one who's been wounded, ifyou're the one who's watched

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your loved ones deal withdifficulty, that can be
difficult to be enough becausewe don't always want justice, we
want vengeance.
We we don't want someone toreceive any mercy because they
didn't show mercy on us.
And that's hard.
Because at the same time, weknow just like Jonah did a

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hundred years ago, when he said,God, I don't want to prophesy to
them and tell them about yourjudgment because I know that
they will repent, and if theyrepent, you'll be merciful.
I don't want that.
I don't want justice, I wantvengeance.
But the amazing thing is torealize that even in justice,
God is good.
And we trust that God is doingthe right thing at the right

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time and the right season.
And so can I encourage youtoday, don't give up your trust
in the Lord.
God knows what he's doing.
And when the time is right, noone gets away with anything.
Now, what if that's us?
What if we're the ones that Godwould say this to because we're
the bad guy?
Then this is the moment for usto repent and to say, God, I

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don't want that kind of justice.
I don't want that judgment on mylife.
I ask for your mercy.
And the amazing thing is, Godgives mercy.
So don't wait.
Let today be the day of yoursalvation.
Let's pray together right now.
God, thank you so much fortoday.
Thank you for your justice andyour mercy.
That you walk both hand in hand,that you have the ability to

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hold both and to offer both.
God, I pray for someone todaythat they're dealing with the
ramifications of the baddecisions of others.
So that doesn't make life anyeasier.
It can be difficult, it can behard, and we can trust you what
with tears in our eyes.
I pray, God, that you will sendmercy, that you'll have your

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way, that you'll do what onlyyou can do for them.
And Lord, I pray for the oneswho need your mercy.
I pray for repentance.
I pray, Lord, that you will showus where we have fallen so we
can make it right.
Because that's when times ofrefreshing truly come.
I celebrate you for all things.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
And then what God's Word says inNahom 1, verse 7, he says, The

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Lord is good, a strong refugewhen trouble comes.
He is close to those who trustin him.
That's my prayer, is that wewill all learn to trust God more
and more every day.
I love you.
I'll see you tomorrow for thefinale.
Very short book.
Nahum, chapter three.