Intro to Nahum
Droplet from Acts 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way Acts 25:2–3 As we continue to track Paul’s tribunal, we may be getting a bit annoyed at the religious leaders of Paul’s day. While in chapter 23, we saw how they were willing to allow, and nearly endorse, a murderous attempt on the life of Paul, in the opening verse of this chapter we see that they have plotted a murder attempt of their own. Among several questions we could ask: 1) How is God sovereign over this situation? 2) Why is God so merciful and patient with these enemies of Him? and 3) How is Paul so calm during this very difficult time? The obvious answers are simply that God is sovereign through all things, working them for His glory and just as He was patient with them, we can rejoice in His mer...