AUTHOR, little known concerning. Name means "compassionate" or "full of comfort."

DATE. Some time before the Fall of Nineveh.

MAIN THEME, the Destruction of Nineveh.

HISTORICAL SETTING. This book is regarded by some scholars as a sequel to Jonah. It would appear that the Assyrians, after their repentance at the preaching of Jonah, soon relapsed into gross idolatry. They plundered other nations and their capital became like a lions' den full of prey.

# Na 2:11,12

THE PURPOSE of the book was to pronounce Divine Vengeance upon the bloody city, and to console Judah with promises of future deliverance

# Na 3:1 1:13-15

SYNOPSIS.

Ch. 1. A vision of the majesty and invincible power of Jehovah, who will break the yoke of the Assyrians and deliver Judah.

# Na 1:1

Ch. 2. A dramatic description of the Siege of Nineveh.

# Na 2:1

Ch. 3. A woe pronounced upon the bloody city, and her complete ruin foretold.

# Na 3:1

NOTE.- Some expositors have seen in Ch 2.4 an allusion to the modern automobile, but this is a far-fetched interpretation.

# Na 2:4