QT 01/12/2025 Mon. Nahum 3 Sin will always promise what it cannot deliver? 罪恶永远许诺它无法兑现的承诺?
QT 01/12/2025 Mon. Nahum 3. Sin will always promise what it cannot deliver.
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Text: Nahum 3:4–5 (ESV)
“And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms. Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts…”
Reflection
Nahum 3 is a sobering chapter. It unveils the final collapse of Nineveh—once proud, violent, and spiritually seductive. God pulls back the curtain and exposes the real reason behind the city’s destruction: sin that masqueraded as strength, seduction mistaken for security, influence corrupted into idolatry and oppression.
Nineveh drew nations in with promises of power, wealth, and alliance. But beneath the surface was spiritual infidelity—a turning away from the Lord and a leading astray of others. God describes it with blunt imagery: “the countless whorings of the prostitute.” It is meant to shock us, not because of the language itself, but because of the seriousness of the sin. Sin, especially when wrapped in beauty and charm, destroys.
And yet, the most haunting part of Nahum 3 is not the violence of judgment—but the wasted opportunity for mercy.
Nineveh had already experienced revival in Jonah’s day. They had seen the compassion of God. They had once humbled themselves, repenting in sackcloth and ashes (Jonah 3). God had relented from disaster. Mercy had been offered—and mercy had been received.
But in Nahum’s time, generations later, Nineveh returned to her former ways. The repentance did not endure. God waited patiently, but in the end, the city chose darkness over light, injustice over repentance, idolatry over obedience.
A Word for Us Today
The tragedy of Nineveh is this: judgment came not because God is quick to punish, but because the people were quick to forget.
Slow to remember mercy.
Quick to return to rebellion.
Nahum reminds us that:
(1) Sin will always promise what it cannot deliver.
(2) God will always judge with righteousness and truth.
(3) Repentance must be real—and remain real.
But for the believer in Christ, this chapter also whispers hope: God judges sin because He is good, just, and unwilling to allow evil to go unchecked. And when we turn to Him, He receives us fully, faithfully, and eternally.
Personal Application: Ask yourself today:
(1) Where am I tempted to trust in something that looks charming but is spiritually deadly?
(2) Where has God shown me mercy that I have too easily forgotten?
(3) What do I need to repent of—not just once, but daily—in order to walk faithfully with Him?
Prayer
Father, keep me from the seductive pull of anything that leads me away from You. Let my repentance be genuine and lasting. Thank You for Your patience, Your justice, and Your mercy. Help me to walk in the fear of the Lord and the joy of Your salvation. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
QT 01/12/2025 星期一. 那鸿书 3 罪恶永远许诺它无法兑现的承诺。
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经文：那鸿书3:4-5
4 都因妓女多有淫行，施邪术的美丽女巫，借着她的淫行诱惑列国，借着她的邪术欺骗万族。
5 万军之耶和华说：看哪！我必攻击你；我要把你的裙子掀到你的脸上，使万国看见你赤身露体，使列邦看见你的羞耻。
默想
拿鸿书第三章令人警醒。它揭示了尼尼微城的最终覆灭——这座曾骄傲、暴虐且灵性迷惑的城池。神揭开面纱，暴露了这座城市毁灭的真正原因：伪装成力量的罪恶，被误认为安全的诱惑，沦为偶像崇拜与压迫的权势。
尼尼微以权势、财富与同盟的承诺吸引列国。但其表象之下是属灵的不忠——背离耶和华并引人误入歧途。神用直白的意象描述：“妓女无数的淫行”。这意在震慑我们，并非因言辞本身，而是因罪的严重性。罪恶，尤其当它披着美丽与魅力的外衣时，终将带来毁灭。
然而《那鸿书》第三章最令人心碎的，并非审判的残酷，而是被辜负的怜悯良机。
尼尼微早在约拿时代就经历过复兴。他们曾目睹神的怜悯，曾身披麻衣、头撒灰尘谦卑悔改（约拿书3章）。神因此收回了灾祸。怜悯曾被赐下——而怜悯也曾被领受。
但在尼尼微人尼哈姆的时代，几代人之后，这座城又重蹈覆辙。悔改未能持久。神耐心等候，但最终这城选择了黑暗而非光明，选择不义而非悔改，选择偶像崇拜而非顺服。
今日的警醒
尼尼微的悲剧在于：审判降临并非因神急于惩罚，而是因百姓急于遗忘。
迟于记念慈爱，快于重返叛逆。
那鸿提醒我们：
(1) 罪恶永远许诺它无法兑现的承诺。
(2) 上帝永远以公义与真理施行审判。
(3) 悔改必须真实——且持续真实。
但对基督的信徒而言，本章也低语着盼望：神审判罪恶，因祂良善公义，绝不容恶行肆虐。当我们转向祂，祂必全然、信实、永恒地接纳我们。
个人应用：今日请自省：
(1) 我何处正受诱惑，信靠那些看似迷人却属灵致命的诱惑？
(2) 神曾向我施何等恩典，却被我轻易遗忘？
(3) 为与祂忠心同行，我需要每日悔改的罪是什么？
祷告
天父，求祢使我远离一切引我离祢的诱惑。愿我的悔改真诚且持久。感谢祢的忍耐、公义与怜悯。求祢助我存敬畏之心而行，在祢救恩的喜乐中前行。奉主耶稣的名求。阿们。
