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Cushi 2 Gedaliah (Zephaniah 1:1) 2 Amariah (Zephaniah 1:1) 2 Hezekiah (Zephaniah 1:1) 2 Josiah 2 Amon (Son of Manasseh) 2 Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1) Amos (Amon)

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    Zephaniah Prophesies Judgment on Judah

    (Matthew 13:36–43)

    ⓘ Zephaniah’s message from the Lord warns about worldwide...

    Zephaniah’s message from the Lord warns about worldwide judgment (1:1–6) and exhorts his readers to repent (1:7–13) before the devastation overtakes them (1:14–18) and to seek the Lord and live righteously and humbly before him in the hope that they may be spared his judgment (2:1–3).

    1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

    ⓘ The list of the things that God will...

    The list of the things that God will sweep away in his judgment is in reverse order to their creation (Gen 1:20–26): people and animals . . . birds . . . fish, because judgment is a reversal of creation.
    2“I will completely sweep awayeverything from the face of the earth,”declares the LORD.3“I will sweep away man and beast;I will sweep away the birds of the air,and the fish of the sea,and the idols with their wicked worshipers.†I will cut off mankindfrom the face of the earth,”declares the LORD.
    ⓘ Having pronounced judgment on the whole earth (1:2–3),...

    Having pronounced judgment on the whole earth (1:2–3), Zephaniah now focuses attention on his own people, Judah and Jerusalem.
    4“I will stretch out My hand against Judahand against all who dwell in Jerusalem.I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal,the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—5those who bow on the rooftopsto worship the host of heaven,those who bow down and swear by the LORDbut also swear by Milcom,†6and those who turn backfrom following the LORD,neither seeking the LORDnor inquiring of Him.”

    The Day of the LORD

    (Malachi 4:1–6; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11; 2 Peter 3:8–13)

    ⓘ The entire passage must be seen as one...

    The entire passage must be seen as one vast event. Some aspects would be fulfilled at Jerusalem’s fall in 586 BC; others would be repeated in various historical epochs (such as the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70) until the whole prophecy is fulfilled at the end of time when God acts fully and finally to judge the world and renew creation (Rev 19:11–22:5).
    7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD,for the Day of the LORD is near.Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice;He has consecrated His guests.
    8“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrificeI will punish the princes,the sons of the king,and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.9On that day I will punishall who leap over the threshold,†who fill the house of their master†with violence and deceit.10On that day,” declares the LORD,“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,a wail from the Second District,†and a loud crashing from the hills.11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,†for all your merchants† will be silenced;all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
    12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lampsand punish the men settled in complacency,†who say to themselves,‘The LORD will do nothing,either good or bad.’13Their wealth will be plunderedand their houses laid waste.They will build houses but not inhabit them,and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
    ⓘ The meaning of the day of the Lord...

    The meaning of the day of the Lord broadens to include God’s dealings with the whole earth.
    14The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly.Listen, the Day of the LORD!Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.15That day will bea day of wrath,a day of trouble and distress,a day of destruction and desolation,a day of darkness and gloom,a day of clouds and blackness,16a day of horn blast and battle cryagainst the fortified cities,and against the high corner towers.17I will bring such distress on mankindthat they will walk like the blind,because they have sinned against the LORD.Their blood will be poured out like dustand their flesh like dung.18Neither their silver nor their goldwill be able to deliver themon the Day of the LORD’s wrath.The whole earth will be consumedby the fire of His jealousy.”
    For indeed, He will make a sudden endof all who dwell on the earth.†