I doubt if I could accurately use a compass. I know the general principle behind the instrument, but I don't think I've ever used one. Fortunately I have a fairly good sense of direction.
Tonight at Bible study we were discussing our study of the Book of Nahum, and specifically Nahum's vision of the utter destruction of Nineveh, a city that once was greater than Thebes.
Nahum told the Ninevites that the Lord God was a jealous and avenging God who would take vengeance on His adversaries. And the evil, wicked, rebellious, unrepentant Ninevites were definitely enemies of the Holy God of Israel. Over one hundred years before, Jonah had prophesied to the Ninevites of the Lord's impending judgement; they repented of their sin and God withheld His wrath.
This time there would be no escape for these sinners. The city of Nineveh would be completely destroyed, its treasures plundered and its people (those who survived) humiliated in the worst possible way. No one would feel even the tiniest bit of sympathy for the Ninevites, for everyone had either suffered at their hands or knew of their unceasing evil.
What could have spared the Ninevites from devastation and death? Perhaps a working compass.
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