The LORD Will By No Means
Clear The Guilty
An oracle
concerning
A jealous and avenging God is the
LORD, the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his
adversaries and rages against his enemies. The LORD is slow to anger but great
in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the
guilty.
His way is in whirlwind and storm, and
the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and
he dries up all the rivers;
Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by
him the rocks are broken in pieces. The LORD is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him, even
in a rushing flood. He will make a full end of his adversaries, and will pursue
his enemies into darkness. Why do you plot against the LORD? He will make an
end; no adversary will rise up twice. Like thorns they are entangled, like
drunkards they are drunk; they are consumed like dry straw. From you one has
gone out who plots evil against the LORD, one who counsels wickedness.
Thus says the LORD, “Though they are
at full strength and many, they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have
afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. And now I will break off his yoke
from you and snap the bonds that bind you.” The LORD has commanded concerning
you: “Your name shall be perpetuated no longer; from the house of your gods I
will cut off the carved image and the cast image. I will make your grave, for
you are worthless.”
Look! On the mountains the feet of one
who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O
Judah, fulfill your vows, for never again shall the wicked invade you; they are
utterly cut off.
Nahum 1:1-15
God is not one-side. He provides
refuge, help, and comfort for those who trust Him, and He also sends judgment
against those who disobey His standards. The message for us is the same as it
was for
Everyone must
face God as Savior or as Judge.
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