(Nahum 1:1-15) Nahum is writing to a downtrodden, disoriented, and despairing people. God’s people have been victims of oppression for almost a century by the Assyrian empire. The question they were asking was, “Is God present? Is God strong? Will He save us?” Nahum’s response is He is strong and He will save them and Nahum reinforces this truth by pointing them to God’s power, God’s jealousy, and God’s salvation. Nahum teaches that not only is God strong, but He’s also good. And because He is these things, we can be confident that no matter what we face, God will be faithful to save us.