13:15  Whatever Job’s problems was he certainly had a faith that God would be fair – but then he seems to slip into thinking that he is justified before God.

13:18  This rash comment contrasts with Job’s own earlier assessment of himself Job 9:2

13:2‘I am not inferior unto you …’ continues Job’s grievance against Zophar which started in Job 12:3. Miss-understanding sours relationships and sows bitterness.

V.4 Job accused his companions of being forgers of lies and physicians of no value (KJV). The phrase Forgers of lies literally means those who stick on patches and twist the truth.  Job is indicating that his companions added things to their arguments so as to justify themselves.  Physicians of no value means that Job's companions were neither able to heal the damaged body nor heal the broken spirit.  In the ancient Near East, wise men asserted their skill in healing. These wise men demonstrated their lack of skill and exposed themselves as a sham. They were comparable to the Pharisees who continually justified their righteousness but demonstrated their hypocrisy. They could heal nobody, either physically or spiritually. And so, when they came up against the most powerful physician of all, they were defeated by His wisdom (Matt 9:11-13).

13:4 Job now defends himself against his friends observing that they are all liars. One would hope that when we try to help our friends that they are not able to accuse us of telling lies about them.

13:7 Job’s friends have at least implied that they are speaking God’s teaching. Now Job accuses his friends of misrepresenting God.

In time of war, women (and their children) are the most vulnerable of the population.
It is clear that, even in the 21st. century, largely a woman's lot is not a happy one.  But nothing has changed over history which has catalogued women's relative weakness, vulnerability, and fearfulness.
And so, it is with no surprise that the prophets mention this in their description of fearful nations at war (3:13, Isa 19:16, Jer 50:37, 51:30).
Under Christ, we accept the respect, love, and dignity between genders while deferring to the hierarchical role that Christ has with His ecclesia (Eph 5:22-30).

3:5 As we saw in chapter 2. The misfortune was God’s doing. It was not the result of a powerful nation coming against them.

3:5 We might have thought that God was only concerned to punish those who were in a covenant relationship with Him. However the way that God pronounces judgements upon Assyria and then executes them indicates that God is not willing to tolerate wickedness in men just because they are not His people.

3:14-15           It seems ironic that Nahum encourages the Assyrians to prepare for a siege which they would not survive!

The multitude of chariots mentioned in v2-3 is a feature of Assyrian warfare, as we can see in 2Kin 19:20-23. It was these chariots of war that caused Sennacherib to boast against God, and led to God destroying his army (2Kin 19:35-37). When Nineveh was found in 1830, these exact scenes were found displayed on the walls!

Click the following link for an example (v3 horsemen charge with glittering spear ... they stumble over the corpses):

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BzsEAAAAYAAJ&dq=eunuch%20warrior%20battle%20nimroud&pg=PA212&ci=107,728,784,715&source=bookclip

3:7 When the nations see Nineveh laid waste they will see God’s hand at work. Now whilst this did not happen when the Assyrian nation was destroyed it certainly will happen when Jesus returns

3:13 In saying that the gates of Nineveh would be wide open the prophet actually describes how the Medes took the city. Whilst the gates were closed the Medes diverted the river that ran through the city gates so the men could walk under the gates,

Doubtless we see many sacrifices under the law of Moses which foreshadowed the sacrifice of Jesus. One that is greatly highlighted in the New Testament is the Passover. Peter quotes two pieces of language to remind his readers of the links

1:23 'born again' more accurately would be translated 'begotten'. It is the same word as 'begotten' in  1Pet 1:3. The sense is different from Jesus' words (John 3:3,7) Whilst Jesus is talking about something we must do Peter is describing what God has done for us.

1:13 In saying "gird up the loins of your mind" Peter is quoting the words of Jesus (Luke 13:35) adding the word "mind" to expound the words of Jesus

1:8 Peter had heard Jesus tell Thomas that those who had ‘not seen’ John 20:29 the risen Jesus will be blessed. Peter is speaking to a group of brethren in this category.

1:12     In saying ‘which things the angels desire to look into’ Peter teaches us that the angels are not all knowing but that their knowledge of the way that things will unfold in the future is limited.

Vs.9,10 The hope in Christ is firmly established in the Old Testament.  Therefore, it is imperative that one reads the whole Bible, not just the New Testament, to understand the Gospel message.

1:13 As well as maybe having the words of Jesus in mind – Luke 13:35 – the Passover details may well also have been in Peter’s mind – Exo 12:11

Consider if you were in place of the Jews receiving this letter from Peter. Would you tolerate these insults on your nation, religion, family and your own conduct? 

Verse	Implication
v3	Your hope was dead. You need something else to make you alive.
v4	Your inheritance was corrupt and defiled!
v14	You were ignorant, just following your impulses
v18	The way of life your fathers passed down to you was aimless
v23	So you need to be born into a better family, of better stock

This goes a long way to explaining why the gospel received such resistance from the Jews. It could only be accepted through extreme humility. Do we have this humility when the Bible tells us something we don't want to hear?

1Pet 1:18 The way in which Peter speaks of Jesus as ‘a lamb without blemish’ quotes Exo 12:5 – the Passover.