Zephaniah About this book
About this book
The people of Judah had thought that at a certain time in the future, the Lord was going to make them powerful and would wipe out their enemies. This future time of justice, victory, and celebration was called “the day of the Lord”. But Zephaniah told the people that when the day of the Lord did come, the Lord would punish everyone who had not obeyed him. And this included Judah, as well as other nations. The only way that Judah could avoid being swept away by the Lord's anger was to obey the Lord and worship only him:
If you humbly obey the LORD,
then come and worship him.
If you do right and are humble,
perhaps you will be safe
on that day when the LORD
turns loose his anger.
(2.3)
A quick look at this book
1. Judah and Jerusalem will be punished on the day of the Lord (1.1-18)
2. Turn to the Lord (2.1-3)
3. The nations will be punished (2.4-15)
4. Judah and other nations will turn to the Lord (3.1-20)
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Zephaniah INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The prophet Zephaniah preached in the latter part of the seventh century bc, probably in the decade before King Josiah's religious reforms of 621 bc. The book contains the familiar prophetic themes: a day of doom and destruction is threatened, when Judah will be punished for her worship of other gods. The Lord will punish other nations also. Although Jerusalem is doomed, in time the city will be restored, with a humble and righteous people living there.
Outline of Contents
The day of the Lord's judgement 1.1—2.3
The doom of Israel's neighbours 2.4–15
Jerusalem's doom and redemption 3.1–20
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Good News Bible with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.