Yet in the middle of all these words, there was hope. A day of darkness and gloominess, Click on the different category headings to find out more. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. I will cut off every vestige of Baal from this place, the names of the pagan priests along with the priests; 5 those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the heavenly host; those who bow and pledge loyalty to the LORD but also pledge loyalty to Milcom; 6 and those who turn back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of Him. And they shall walk like blind men, It seems headline after headline hits us hard with realities of difficulties and hardships. He proclaimed the great day of the Lord was near and coming quickly. Zephaniah 1:4-6 HCSB I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all the residents of Jerusalem. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. In my experience, many with this view have been wounded by a church with poor leadership and as a defense mechanism, they have turned inwardly to their own view of what church should be. Either they came before the Babylonian exile (pre-exilic) or after it (post-exilic). Although the first portion of this short book is filled with terror, the rest speaks toward promises of seeking God, His hearing and protecting the remnant of His followers. Our faith is not to be found in political leaders, mindsets or purposes of peace brought by man but in the God of our salvation, our Rock.
Matthew 13:41-43 HCSB The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin and those guilty of lawlessness. The expressions are figurative, speaking every where desolation; the land shall be left without inhabitants. And their flesh like refuse.” May none of us be among those who draw back unto perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. Over the history of Judah and Israel, the false god Baal had repeatedly infiltrated religious practices.
I will sweep away the birds of the heavens, “I will stretch out my hand against Judah. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. This is why Zephaniah seems unoriginal to some scholars, because he quotes the words and ideas of many previous prophets.” -David Guzik. The pedigree of other prophets, whose extraction we have an account of, goes no further back than their father, except Zecharias, whose grandfather also is named. Read Zephaniah 1 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Of all those who dwell in the land. When Jesus returns a second time for the final judgment, He will remove every stumbling block with absolute authority! Zephaniah was believed to be associated with Huldah, the prophetess, and with Jeremiah. Because they have sinned against the LORD; a. I will… I shall: God wants to make it plain and certain that He will judge a rebellious Judah. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. You can check these in your browser security settings. Ephesians 6 - As Paul brings his final thoughts to a close within his letter, he has spoken of a deep calling upon every Believer's life. This leads me to believe these verses are speaking to the End Times when God will indeed wipe away both man and beast from the Earth. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. The hearers of these words were doomed. At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, ‘The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.’ Their goods shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. A day of devastation and desolation, That day is a day of wrath, All Rights Reserved. The irony is that those leaders who wounded them were probably operating without any spiritual accountability and the victims of their leadership end up becoming just like them. That day is a day of wrath: It is a day of wrath because man will not give up without a fight, and because mankind will receive the just penalty for his rebellion against the LORD. The Coming Judgment on Judah “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. Judges 21 - The people of Israel went from mess to mess all based upon their own thinking. When a new King rose up he brought tremendous revival. For some of us, we personally live the abrasiveness of the times. A. God’s promised judgment. (7-13) Distress from the approaching judgments.
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and all who array themselves in foreign attire. This type of compromise is still happening today with Christians seeking advice and counsel from New Age practices and then slapping the “Christian” label on them.
The priests of the Lord were established to protect the people from idol worship and lead them to worship the One True God. Conflict. Where was the breakdown? In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them: Men trust in silver and gold, but it will do them no good on the day of God’s deliverance. This is how upset the Lord was with the idolatry that had overtaken all people. God was looking and calling for the faithful to stand through all that was about to come. What is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? If Satan have half, he will have all; if the Lord have but half, he will have none. “On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills. When someone tells me they don’t go to church because “no one is doing it the right way,” it immediately raises a red flag for me. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Zephaniah doesn’t beat around the bush. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Zephaniah was an unusual prophet, in that he was of royal lineage, descending from the godly King Hezekiah. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. That day is a day of wrath: “This passage is the Vulgate forms the first line of the medieval sequence Dies irae” (Walker). The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Let us flee from the wrath to come, and choose the good part that shall never be taken from us; then we shall be prepared for every event; nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests. For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off. It is “their interpretation” of Scripture that is the pinnacle of wisdom. It will be a day of trouble and distress to sinners. Revelation 3 - Zombies Zombies. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. If they do not repent, there will be no holding back from the completion of His judgment.
“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests, those who bow down on the roofs to the host of the heavens, those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom, those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him.”. By this method, a person could practice the proud imaginations of his own heart undisturbed. We may request cookies to be set on your device.
This warning of approaching destruction, is enough to make the sinners in Zion tremble; it refers to the great day of the Lord, the day in which he will show himself by taking vengeance on them. It was not meant to be this way. The great day of the LORD is near; This day of the Lord is very near; it is a day of God's wrath, wrath to the utmost. b. Revelation 6 - There is a spot in Alaska where if you stooped down to a stream and placed something that would float, it would begin a journey of... © 2020 The Warehouse – All rights reserved. They're everywhere. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Neglect of God shows impiety and contempt. But the whole land shall be devoured 1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter;
i. The twelve minor prophets are divided into two categories based on the time period of their ministry. Be silent before the Lord GOD! He challenged the people to remain steadfast despite the times. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. No living thing would escape. b. You can also change some of your preferences. We live in such precarious times, no? Shall be able to deliver them
God thundered specific judgments against the people through this prophet. The Lord speaks through Zephaniah as the scope of His judgment goes from broad to specific. He gets right to the heart of the matter. Oh, the standing strong and being steadfast despite the times – indeed. A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.