Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Zephaniah 1:1
Zephaniah — He is thought to have been the great — grandson of king Hezekiah. In the days of Josiah — So he was cotemporary with Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and foretells what Jeremiah and Ezekiel did.
Zephaniah — He is thought to have been the great — grandson of king Hezekiah. In the days of Josiah — So he was cotemporary with Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and foretells what Jeremiah and Ezekiel did.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ZEPHANIAH _Chronological Notes relative to this Book, upon the_ _supposition that it was written in the twelfth year_ _of the reign of Josiah, king of Judah_ -Year from the C...
THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH CAME UNTO ZEPHANIAH THE SON OF CUSHI, THE SON OF GEDALIAH, THE SON OF AMARIAH, THE SON OF HEZEKIAH - It seems likely that more forefathers of the prophet are named than is t...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS CHAPTER 1 The Day of the Lord, the Day of Judgment _ 1. The judgment of all the world (Zephaniah 1:1) _ 2. The judgment will destroy the evildoers in Judah (Zephaniah 1:4)...
ZEPHANIAH 1:1. TITLE. The most extended of prophetic genealogies, probably because Zephaniah was of royal descent (_cf._ Intro.)....
THE WORD, &C. Compare Hosea 1:1.Joel 1:1.Micah 1:1. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. CAME. became: i.e. came to, or was communicated. Compare Luke 3
1 The Title 1. _The word … unto Zephaniah_ The name Zephaniah means, _He whom Jehovah has hid_, that is, treasures, or protects. The name is not uncommon, Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 52:24; Zechariah 6:1...
_AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMING JUDGMENT -- ZEPHANIAH 1:1-3:_ This little book begins, "The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah." Zephaniah affirms that the message that he wrote was an inspired mes...
CHAPTER XX JUDGEMENT OF GOD SALUTATION. Zephaniah 1:1 RV. The word of Jehovah which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of...
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. THE WORD OF THE L...
THE DAY OF JEHOVAH A DAY OF JUDGMENT FOR GUILTY JUDAH The prophecy opens with the declaration of universal destruction for all living things. IN his way the prophet impresses upon his hearers the comp...
THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA BOOK OF ZEPHANIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Assyria was a country to the north and east of Israel. For many years, it ruled most of the world. Nahum,...
HIZKIAH. — Or, _Hezekiah;_ possibly the king of that name (see Introd. I.)....
(1-6) Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem is impending on account of a religious apostacy of manifold forms and degrees. The wide range of this judgment....
דְּבַר ־יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל ־צְפַנְיָה֙...
THE PROPHET AND THE REFORMERS Zephaniah 1:1 - Zephaniah 2:3 TOWARDS the year 625, when King Josiah had passed out of his minority, and was making his first efforts at religious reform, prophecy, long...
“THE GREAT DAY OF THE LORD” Zephaniah 1:1-18 Zephaniah means hidden of the Lord. He lived in Josiah's reign, and cooperated with that king in his efforts to put down idolatry. His prophecy deals wit...
The first movement of the prophecy is the prophet's declaration of the coming judgment of Jehovah. This he announced in general terms, then described more particularly its procedure and character. Thi...
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. The Argument - Seein...
_Lord. Thus the prophets insinuate that they are not the authors but the ministers of God's word. (Worthington)_...
CONTENTS This Chapter contains God's judgments for divers sins. Zephaniah 1:1 O "The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zephaniah like Habakkuk will be found to have some points of resemblance with the prophet Jeremiah; and this not merely in the fact that the Chaldean is the...
Zephaniah first mentions the time in which he prophesied; it was under the king Josiah. The reason why he puts down the name of his father Amon does not appear to me. The Prophet would not, as a mark...
The prophet begins by declaring that the land should be reduced to complete desolation; afterwards, that Judah, Jerusalem, their false gods, and their priests, should be smitten by the hand of Jehovah...
THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH CAME UNTO ZEPHANIAH THE SON OF CUSHI,.... This is the title of the book, which expresses the subject matter of it, the word of the Lord; the word of prophecy from the Lord,...
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Ver. 1. _The word o...
_The word that came to Zephaniah_ The divine revelation that was made to him. _The son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah_, &c. If these were not prophets, as the Jewish doctors make them, yet it is probab...
THE NATURE OF THE JUDGMENT...
The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah, being communicated to him by special revelation of the Lord, the prophet tracing his genealogy as follows. THE SON OF CUSHI, THE SON OF GEDALIAH, THE SO...
1-6 Ruin is coming, utter ruin; destruction from the Almighty. The servants of God all proclaim, There is no peace for the wicked. The expressions are figurative, speaking every where desolation; the...
ZEPHANIAH CHAPTER 1 THE WORD; the declaration of the purpose of God, either spoken audibly, or clearly manifested by signs. OF THE LORD, God of Israel; here is the Divine authority of this prophecy...
Zephaniah 1:1 word H1697 LORD H3068 Zephaniah H6846 son H1121 Cushi H3570 son H1121 Gedaliah H1436 son H1121 Amaria
‘The word of YHWH 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.' The detailed genealo...
CONTENTS: Coming judgment on Judah prefiguring the coming day of the Lord. CHARACTERS: God, Zephaniah, Josiah. CONCLUSION: Those who will not improve the presence of God with them as a Father, may e...
Zephaniah 1:1. _The Word of the Lord came to Zephaniah._ The glorious person of Christ, the Word and Wisdom of God; so indeed is the oft-repeated gloss of the Chaldaic in all the book of Chronicles, w...
_The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah._ THE WORD I. THE DISTINGUISHING CAPACITY OF MAN, AND THE WONDERFUL CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 1. The distinguishing capacity of man. To receive the word...
ZEPHANIAH 1:1 Heading. This verse introduces the literary type, ultimate author, prophetic writer, and time period of the book. LORD is the personal name of Israel’s God, Yahweh or Jehovah. See note o...
EXPOSITION. ZEPHANIAH 1:1 Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON ALL THE WORLD, AND UPON JUDAH IN PARTICULAR....
Zephaniah Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the book of Zephaniah. The opening verse tells us that, This is the word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, who was the son of Gedali...
2 Chronicles 35:27; 2 Kings 23:37; 2 Peter 1:19; 2 Timothy 3:16;...
Hasn’t it been demonstrated that Zephaniah is actually composed of two books with different messages? PROBLEM: Conservative scholars maintain that the Book of Zephaniah is a single work composed by th...