I love the big roman war/battle movies. Gladiator, 300, Troy... you name it. The thundering chariots, the sword fights, bows, spears, armor, its awesome. Yes, I know this isn't the Roman empire, but it has the same feel. In the movies, you sense the power and tactics of the armies. Here, in Nahum you get more of the passion and the spirit in which these warriors fought. Nineveh wasn't just a city, Nineveh represented the empire that held people captive within their own state. Nineveh existed with such strength due to its exploitation of the states it controlled. Nahum's savage recounting of the deaths of thousands of Ninevites is an explosion of emotion.
So, I have to ask. I read in historical accounts that the Babylonians, Medes, Scythians and Cimmerians. Did God really raze the city? Did God work through these four civilizations to free the Israelites? This isn't quite the same as Sodom and Gomorrah where the cities were destroyed by fire from the sky. Here, the city was destroyed by other people who may or may not have cared about Israel.
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