Zephaniah 1:1 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.
Zephaniah 1:2-3 2
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"I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. "I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth," declares the LORD.
Zephaniah 1:4 4
"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,
Zephaniah 1:5-6 5
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, 6 those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."
Zephaniah 1:7 7
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
Zephaniah 1:8-9 8
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And on the day of the LORD's sacrifice"I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire. On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.�
Zephaniah 1:1-9 • Introduction: God is not Silent (v. 1)
Zephaniah 1:1 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.
Kings of Judah Hezekiah Manasseh
715-686
B.C.
686-642
Amon
642-640
Josiah
640-609 B.C.
B.C.
B.C.
(2 Chr. 34-35)
(2 Kings 18-20)
(2 Kings 21:1-18)
(2 Kings 21:19-26)
(2 Kings 22-23)
Key OT Dates ■
931 B.C.
Division of the Kingdom
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722 B.C.
Fall of Israel (north)
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586 B.C.
Fall of Judah (south)
2 Kings 21:2-3 2Â
Manasseh did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal . . . and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.
2 Kings 21:5-6,9 5Â
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. 9 and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel.
2 Chronicles 34:3 3
For in the eighth year of Josiah’s reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images. 632 B.C.
628 B.C.
2 Chronicles 34:8,14 8
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah . . . to repair the house of the LORD his God. 622 B.C. 14
While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given through Moses.
Zephaniah 1:1 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.
Zephaniah 1:2-3 2
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"I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. "I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth," declares the LORD.
Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Zephaniah 1:1-9 • Introduction: God is not Silent (v. 1) • Declaration: God will Act in Judgment (v. 2-6)
Zephaniah 1:2-3 2
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"I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. "I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth," declares the LORD.
Matthew 13:40-42 40
Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace.
2 Peter 3:7 7
But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Zephaniah 1:4 4
"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,
Exodus 20:2-3 2
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 4:35 The LORD is God; there is no other besides him.
1 Kings 8:60 That all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no other.
Isaiah 45:21-22 And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
Zephaniah 1:4 4
"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,
Zephaniah 1:5-6 5
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, 6 those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."
Zephaniah 1:4 4
"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,
Romans 9:6 For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel.
Zephaniah 1:1-9 • Introduction: God is not Silent (v. 1) • Declaration: God will Act in Judgment (v. 2-6) • Response: Be Silent! (v. 7-9)
Zephaniah 1:7 7
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
Zephaniah 1:8-9 8
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And on the day of the LORD's sacrifice"I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire. On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.�
Zephaniah 1:7 7
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
Zephaniah 2:1-2 1
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Gather together, yes, gather, O shameless nation, before the decree takes effectbefore the day passes away like chaffbefore there comes upon you the burning anger of the LORD, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the LORD.
Zephaniah 2:3 3
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD.
Zephaniah 1:7 7
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
Hebrews 9:26 Christ has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.