QT 30/11/2025 Sun. Nahum 2 The Lord Restores the Majesty of His People 耶和华恢复祂子民的尊荣
QT 30/11/2025 Sun. Nahum 2 The Lord Restores the Majesty of His People
READ http://www.esv.org/nahum2
✨ Key verse: “For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel…” (Nahum 2:2, ESV)
(1) The Context: God Judges Evil, Not His People
Nahum 2 describes the fall of Nineveh—the proud capital of Assyria, a nation that had violently oppressed God’s people for decades. The chapter is vivid: chariots racing, shields flashing red, chaos in the streets. It is poetic warfare. But in the middle of these images comes a surprising word of hope:
“For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob…” (v. 2)
This is the heartbeat of the chapter. Judgment on Nineveh is not random violence—it is God’s act of defending His people, countering the damage of oppression and meting out justice.
(2) God’s Judgment Is an Expression of His Love
For modern Christians, passages like this can feel harsh. But Scripture shows that God cannot be good unless He opposes evil. When others crush us, God sees. When injustice seems unstoppable, God is not silent.
When the enemies of His people boast, He rises to act. God’s justice is not cold; it flows from His covenant love.
(3) God Restores What Has Been Ruined
Verse 2 speaks tenderly of God’s commitment to restore:
“For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob…”
The word restore implies something broken, plundered, or scarred. Perhaps you feel that way—worn down, spiritually fatigued, or carrying wounds from life, sin, or others’ actions.
Nahum 2 teaches: God not only defeats what harms His people—He restores what has been lost. This is fulfilled most clearly in Jesus Christ. Through the cross and resurrection:
sin is defeated, satan is disarmed, death is conquered and God begins the restoration of all who trust in Him. He is a God who rebuilds.
(4) Christ the Greater Warrior
Nahum shows God riding out as a warrior on behalf of His people. In the New Testament, this foreshadows Christ: He enters the world to conquer sin and death. He fights the battle we cannot. He restores us by grace, not by our strength. Revelation 19 portrays Christ as the ultimate Rider who ends evil forever. Nahum’s language of divine victory whispers forward to this final triumph.
Reflection Questions
(1) Where in your life do you need God’s restoring grace?
(2) What evils or burdens feel too large for you to face alone?
(3) How does knowing Christ fights for you shape your courage or hope today?
(4) Is there a place where you are struggling to trust God’s justice or timing?
Prayer
Lord, You are a righteous and restoring God. Thank You that You see every injustice and every wound we carry. Thank You that Christ fights for us, redeems us, and restores us. Where we feel broken, restore us. Where we feel afraid, strengthen us. Where sin has scarred us, heal us. Make us trust You as the God who defends, delivers, and rebuilds His people. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
QT 30/11/2025 星期日. 那鸿书 2 耶和华恢复祂子民的尊荣
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/nah/2/
✨ 关键经文： 耶和华复兴雅各的荣华，好像以色列的荣华一样。因为使地空虚的，已经使雅各和以色列空虚，将他们的葡萄枝毁坏了。（那鸿书 2:2）
(1) 背景：神审判恶者，而非祂的子民
那鸿书第二章描述尼尼微的覆灭——这座傲慢的亚述首都，曾数十年残暴压迫神的子民。章节画面鲜明：战车疾驰，盾牌闪烁红光，街巷陷入混乱。这是诗意的战争描绘。但在这般景象中，竟出现令人惊奇的盼望之言：
“耶和华复兴雅各的荣华……”（第2节）
这正是本章的核心脉搏。对尼尼微的审判并非无差别的暴力——这是神捍卫子民的行动，既要修复压迫造成的创伤，更要施行公义。
(2) 神的审判是爱的彰显
对当代基督徒而言，此类经文可能显得严苛。但圣经昭示：唯有抵御邪恶，神方能彰显良善。当暴徒践踏我们，神看顾；当不公势不可挡，神不沉默。
当祂子民的仇敌狂妄自大，祂必兴起行动。神的公义并非冰冷，而是源于祂立约之爱的流淌。
(3) 神修复被毁坏之物
第2节温柔地述说神的修复承诺： “耶和华复兴雅各的荣华...”
“恢复”一词暗示着某种破碎、掠夺或创伤。或许你正深有体会——身心俱疲，灵里倦怠，或背负着生活、罪恶或他人行为带来的伤痕。
那鸿书2章教导：神不仅击溃伤害祂子民的势力，更要恢复一切失落之物。这应验在耶稣基督身上最为清晰。借着十字架与复活：
罪被击败，撒旦被解除武装，死亡被征服，神开始恢复所有信靠祂的人。祂是重建之神。
(4) 更伟大的战士基督
那鸿书展现神如战士为子民出征。新约中这预表基督：祂降世为要征服罪与死亡。祂为我们打那不能胜的仗。祂凭恩典而非我们的力量使我们复原。启示录19章描绘基督为终极的骑者，永远终结邪恶。那鸿书中神圣胜利的语言，正低语着这最终的凯旋。
反思问题
(1) 你生命中哪些领域需要神的恢复之恩？
(2) 哪些罪恶或重担让你感到独自难以承受？
(3) 知道基督为你争战，如何塑造你今日的勇气与盼望？
(4) 你是否在某个领域挣扎着信靠神的公义或时机？
祷告
主啊，你是公义的、恢复的上帝。感谢你看见我们所承受的每桩不公与每道伤痕。感谢基督为我们争战、救赎我们、恢复我们。在我们破碎之处，求你恢复我们；在我们恐惧之处，求你坚固我们；在罪恶伤痕累累之处，求你医治我们。使我们信靠你——那位捍卫、拯救并重建子民的上帝。奉耶稣大能的名祈求，阿们。
