Nahum 1:15

No idea where this man is from.

Nahum 1:2

As with Zephaniah (and others), God is introduced in wrath and judgment.

Nahum 1:3

“Slow to anger”—the other side of the coin—but watch out when his anger is finally kindled!

Nahum 1:7

YHWH’s goodness asserted, not in contradiction to his wrath, but to define its focus.

Nahum 1:12

God’s judgment is on Judah’s enemy (Ninevah) thus showing his mercy toward his own.

—Theistic nationalism.

Nahum 1:15

The good news, in this case, is the overthrow of Ninevah—peace is proclaimed because the oppressor is overthrown.

“No more will the wicked invade you” — overly optimistic in context…

Nahum 2:2

Defeat of Ninevah kindles high nationalistic hopes.

Nahum 2:3ff

The whole rest of the book is an invective against Ninevah, rejicing in the prediction of its violent downfall.