Text: Nahum 1:2
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 20:5
Subject: Jealous God who visits iniquity
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 20 — The Decalogue
Significance: Nahum 1:2 proclaims the LORD as "a jealous and avenging God" (אֵל קַנּוֹא וְנֹקֵם), echoing Exodus 20:5 where God reveals Himself as "a jealous God" (אֵל קַנָּא) who visits iniquity upon the children of those who hate Him. The Sinai declaration establishes divine jealousy as a covenant attribute tied to exclusive worship, while Nahum applies this same jealousy against Assyria as judgment upon a foreign oppressor. Nahum's hymn thus universalizes the covenant God's jealousy beyond Israel: the God who demands exclusive loyalty from His people also holds hostile nations accountable when they defy His purposes.
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Text: Exodus 20:5
OT Text Referred to: Nahum 1:2
Subject: a jealous and avenging God
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Anchor Text: Exod 20 — The Decalogue
Significance: Exodus 20:5 reveals the LORD as "a jealous God" (אֵל קַנָּא, el qanna) within the context of the idol-prohibition commandment, and Nahum 1:2 applies this identical attribute to the LORD's posture toward Nineveh: "The LORD is a jealous and avenging God." The shared term קַנָּא/קַנּוֹא (qanna/qanno') connects the Sinai self-revelation directly to the prophetic oracle against Assyria. What the second commandment declares as a general attribute—God's jealousy will not tolerate rivals—Nahum applies to a specific historical judgment, demonstrating that divine jealousy is not abstract theology but an active force in international affairs.