Week 30 • Reaping what we Sow  (Nahum 3)

Memory Verse: Proverbs 2:20-21

In each reading assignment look for a . . .

Sin to Confess • Promise to Claim • Attitude to Change • Command to Obey • Example to Follow

Psalm 22 Personal Study Notes:

Psalm 23 Personal Study Notes:

Psalm 24 Personal Study Notes:

Psalm 25 Personal Study Notes:

Nahum 3 Personal Study Notes:

Accountability Question

• Did everyone read all five assignments?

• What application points did you find?

Group Participation

• Where are we on our ministry project?

• Have someone take requests and lead prayer.

• Have someone tell the story or paraphrase.

• Have someone read the Bible passage.

• Have someone facilitate the Bible study using the weekly discussion questions.

Weekly Discussion Questions  

This final section of the book continues the vigorous emotion and intensified tones of the second chapter. But the focus turns from the fact of judgment to the reasons for it. The prophet showed the spiritually depraved condition of the once-haughty and prosperous city.

• Read Proverbs 9:10. How do you define fear in this passage?

• Verses 1-3 speak of the physical consequences of battle, while 5-6 speak of the shame for the defeated. In “Christian” circles you often hear the phrase “God is love” or “my God wouldn’t do that”, how do you relate these verses and this book to those ideas?

• How does the destruction of Nineveh reflect the biblical principle of reaping what you sow?

• How might the graphic description of Nineveh's downfall impact your understanding of the seriousness of sin?

• How should the message of chapter 3 influence our prayers for our nations today?

• In what ways does this passage encourage us to live righteously and serve God sincerely?

Prayer: Father, we are reminded by the words of Nahum to Nineveh that we do indeed reap what we sow.  We also see your mercy for your people even as they endure your chastening. Grant us mercy O God as we walk in repentance we pray.