Nahum 3:5-6
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts;
“And I will lift up your skirts over your face,
And show to the nations your nakedness
And to the kingdoms your disgrace.
"I will throw filth on you
And make you vile,
And set you up as a spectacle.
If you have ever been exposed for something you did wrong you know the theme of these two verses in Nahum. Nahum is telling the Ninevites that God is going to expose them for their sin. I remember when I was just a little boy I went into a store with an older friend as we walked home from school and we shoplifted a Twinkie. I was scared to death when I got home my mom and dad would find out. My face exposed me. My mom instantly knew something was wrong. I started to cry and confessed within minutes. I ended up going back to the store and not just paying for it but also cleaning parts of the store as my punishment. My conscious sent a message to my face to give me away. The Ninevites were not such a conscious driven people, however. So, God says He is going to expose their sin. There are so many people who think they are getting away with sin and with mistreatment of others. They think they are their own island. But, God will expose them. God will always expose them. We ought to make sure we realize that about our own sin and not worry too much about those we think are getting "away with it." God always knows and always acts.
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