Nah 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 slow to get angry: God’s patience with disobedience is linked to his faithful love (Exod 34:6 ; Num 14:18 ; Ps 103:8 ; Joel 2:13 ). This trait had disappointed Jonah, who wanted Nineveh destroyed immediately (Jon 4:2 ). Because God is patient, he sometimes delays the deserved punishment of sinners (Neh 9:29-30 ; Rom 2:4 ; 2 Pet 3:9 ), but those guilty of persisting in sin will ultimately face God’s judgment (Exod 34:7 ; Rom 14:10 ; 2 Cor 5:10 ; Rev 14:6-7 ). • the whirlwind and the storm: This imagery describes the fury of God’s judgment against the wicked (see also Isa 29:6 ).

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bExod 34:6►

cNum 14:18►

dPs 103:8►

eJoel 2:13►

fJon 4:2►

gNeh 9:29-30►

hRom 2:4►

i2 Pet 3:9►

jExod 34:7►

kRom 14:10►

l2 Cor 5:10►

mRev 14:6-7►

nIsa 29:6►

‏ Nahum 1:3

1:3 ^a slow to get angry: God’s patience with disobedience is linked to his faithful love (Exod 34:6 ^b; Num 14:18 ^c; Ps 103:8 ^d; Joel 2:13 ^e). This trait had disappointed Jonah, who wanted Nineveh destroyed immediately (Jon 4:2 ^f). Because God is patient, he sometimes delays the deserved punishment of sinners (Neh 9:29-30 ^g; Rom 2:4 ^h; 2 Pet 3:9 ⁱ), but those guilty of persisting in sin will ultimately face God’s judgment (Exod 34:7 ^j; Rom 14:10 ^k; 2 Cor 5:10 ^l; Rev 14:6-7 ^m).

• the whirlwind and the storm: This imagery describes the fury of God’s judgment against the wicked (see also Isa 29:6 ⁿ).