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Verse Zephaniah 1:13. _THEIR GOODS_ (in which they trust) _SHALL
BECOME A_ _BOOTY_] To the Chaldeans. They shall have no profit of all
their labours. _The houses they have built they shall not inhabi...
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THEREFORE THEIR GOODS - Literally, “And their strength.” It is the
simple sequel in God’s Providence. It is a continued narrative. God
will visit those who say, that God does not interfere in man’s
af...
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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)...
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THE DOOM OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM.
Zephaniah 1:2. Riding as it were on the crest of a tidal wave of
destruction, which sweeps off man and beast from the face of the
ground, Yahweh stretches His hand aga...
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THEY SHALL ALSO BUILD, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:30;
Deuteronomy 28:39). Compare Amos 5:11.Micah 6:15. and contrast...
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_THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT HAND -- ZEPHANIAH 1:7-13:_ Zephaniah 1:7
says, "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of
the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, h...
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JUDGEMENT OF JUDAH. Zephaniah 1:4 to Zephaniah 2:3)
RV. And I will stretch our my hand upon Judah, and upon all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from
this place, an...
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Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a
desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and
they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
THEY S...
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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...
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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,...
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(7-13) The judgment, in reference to its objects....
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Part of the curse on apostasy in Deuteronomy 28 is, “Thou shalt
build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.”...
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וְ הָיָ֤ה חֵילָם֙ לִ מְשִׁסָּ֔ה וּ
בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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_Strength. Children or riches. (Haydock)_...
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O "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the
LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid
his guests. (8) And it shall come to pass in the day of the L...
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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...
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Zephaniah pursues the same subject—that God, after long forbearance,
would punish his rebellious and obstinate people. Hence he says, that
they were now delivered, even by God himself, into the hands...
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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...
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THEREFORE THEIR GOODS SHALL BECOME A BOOTY,.... To the enemy; the
riches they trusted in, and thought themselves so secure of; and
therefore denied divine Providence, which ought to be depended upon
a...
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Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a
desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit [them]; and
they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
Ver. 1...
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_At that time, I will search Jerusalem with candles_ I will deliver up
Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans, who shall let no corner of
it escape them, but shall diligently search the houses, eve...
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THE EXTENT OF THE JUDGMENT...
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Therefore their goods shall become a booty, to be robbed by the
enemies, AND THEIR HOUSES A DESOLATION, in the overthrow of the city;
THEY SHALL ALSO BUILD HOUSES, BUT NOT INHABIT THEM, the destructio...
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7-13 God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is
a sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be
reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap...
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THEREFORE; as a punishment for other sins, so for this secure,
atheistical denial of Providence; though they have denied, they shall
feel, and confess, that the evil they suffer is both just, and from...
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Zephaniah 1:13 goods H2428 booty H4933 houses H1004 desolation H8077
build H1129 (H8804) houses H1004 inhabit H3427
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THE DAY OF YHWH AGAINST JUDAH AND JERUSALEM (ZEPHANIAH 1:7).
Zephaniah 1:7
‘Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord YHWH.
For the day of YHWH is at hand.
For YHWH has prepared a sacrifice.
He...
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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...
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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...
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_The day of the Lord is at hand._
THE DAY OF WAR, THE DAY OF HORRORS
The war day is represented here--
I. As a day of enormous sacrifice.
1. Sacrifice of life. Among several classes.
(1) Royalty....
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ZEPHANIAH—NOTE ON ZEPHANIAH 1:7 The Day of the Lord. The rest of
Zephaniah’s prophecy discusses the “day of the Lord.” This
“day” brings judgment on the wicked (Zephaniah
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ZEPHANIAH 1:10 The Coming Wrath. A list of punishments is decreed
against Jerusalem and its inhabitants (vv. Zephaniah 1:10) and against
all humanity (vv....
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ZEPHANIAH—NOTE ON ZEPHANIAH 1:13 GOODS... HOUSES... VINEYARDS belong
to the rich and powerful. Those who can afford their own dwellings and
lands will lose everything. THEY SHALL NOT INHABIT THEM. Bec...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZEPHANIAH 1:10.] Siege of Jerusalem. GATE] which stood near
fish-market (2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:3). SECOND] A part of the
city given ...
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EXPOSITION.
ZEPHANIAH 1:1
Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON ALL THE WORLD, AND UPON JUDAH IN PARTICULAR....
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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...
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Amos 5:11; Deuteronomy 28:30; Deuteronomy 28:39; Deuteronomy 28:51;...