Nahum 3

Verse 6: (God said to the people of Ninevah) "I'll pelt you with dog dung and place you on a pedestal: 'Slut on Exhibit" (The Message)

I have to be honest, I know I've read Nahum before, but I don't remember God being in the business of throwing dog poop. Other translations read "I will pelt you with filth," either way, it means the same thing... Poop flying at heads.

(While this image may sound disturning to you, I actually grew up very close to someone that enjoyed throwing dog poop at others... It can be quite entertaining when it's not thrown at you.)

But this is not meant to be funny, this is serious. God will put the people of Ninevah on a pedestal that reads 'Slut on Exhibit' and then fling dog poop at them. This a threat that carries great shame for the people of Ninevah.

The text goes on to say why God will do these things, the politicians make promises then disappear, the bankers and brokers are called locusts and their lives revolve around taking advantage of the less fortunate. Verse 16 says "A plague of locusts, cleaning out the neighborhood and then flying off."

Sound familiar? So when is God coming to throw poop our way? Where is our pedestal? Where is our shame?

God did not put anyone on a pedestal, but allowed his Son to be nailed to a cross. The sign didn't say 'Slut on Exhibit' but mocklingly said 'King of the Jews.' A charge of blasphemy was worse than a charge of adultery. People walked by and flung insults at him while blood rolled down his naked body and he struggled to breathe.

That's where our shame is.