Is Nahum speaking of the same Nineveh of Jonah? Yes. Now we know why Jonah ran when God called him to Nineveh. The Book of Nahum is pretty much gloom and doom except for a brief mention of God's goodness in Nahum 1:7..."The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him." Right after this passage is the warning of those who are evil..."Whatever they plot against the LORD He will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time." Apparently, the city fell back into evil after Jonah.
Nahum and Jeremiah both are "gloom and doom" due to the consequences of disobedience. What a change of tone to read 1 Corinthians 13 on the same day! Love is the greatest of all says Paul! Who can argue? Nineveh would have been different had the greatest of all been in place! Without love all chaos and evil breaks lose.
This chapter is read in non-religious settings for the inspirational thoughts about love keeping no record, being patient, kind, and keeping no record of wrongs. Even the non-Christian recognizes the balance of the big three...faith, hope, and love. Love is the greatest...of all, in all, through all, despite all, for all...love is the greatest!
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