Sermon Notes from Nahum 3:8-19, "Ninevah's Funeral Message (2)" by Tray Earnhart

[The following notes were taken at the 10:45AM service this morning at Kosmosdale Baptist Church. The sermon is available to hear on-line HERE.]

[Continuing from last week's message, the main points of Tray's exposition of the text were as follows:]

I. Comparison of Ninevah to Thebes (vv. 8-11)

II. God's Taunt of Assyria [The Futility of Assyria's Defense] (vv. 12-17)

III. Assyria's Leaders are Oblivious and Its Fall is Final (vv. 18-19)

[As usual, Tray gave a good explanation of the text. The truly great part of the sermon, however, was near the end, as Tray contrasted Jonah 4:9-11, in which Ninevah (Assyria's chief city) was vindicated, with Nahum 3:19, in which God finally pronounced judgment upon Assyria. Tray then made application of the text, telling the congregation: 'You are living between Jonah 4:11 and Nahum 3:19; will you not find the mercy of God in Christ before it is too late?' Then Tray gave a clear presentation of the gospel with a moving call to faith.]