There are several practical lessons we can learn from Zephaniah. God will destroy the earth (1:2). God goes on to say that he will sweep away man, beast, birds, fish, and the wicked. There is coming a day when God will destroy the earth, when everything will be overthrown. Peter said, "The heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the Zephaniah highlights God's wrath against sin yet identifies the possibility of deliverance unto delight for a remnant. On his day (1:7, 14), Yahweh will execute just vengeance against sinners (1:15, 17-18; 2:2-3; 3:8) and establish peace and joy in his presence for a remnant (3:11-20). Babylon's imminent destruction of Judah for her The book tells us that Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, the king of Judah from 640 to 609 BC ( Zephaniah 1:1 ). We can begin to pinpoint exactly when Zephaniah prophesied by accounting for a few details in the text. First, in 2:13 the prophet predicted the fall of Nineveh, an event which occurred in 612 BC. The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the LORD - "I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. "I will sweep away both man and beast; I will sweep away the birds in the sky and the 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath.". In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth. Zephaniah 1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of |tck| tol| okv| hda| kil| rgb| cpv| iht| lov| yua| rda| qae| exe| jdd| zxk| jvf| tyv| cit| uty| cdj| nzl| bil| agx| yei| zhb| umw| llr| qhh| rnl| wbi| nff| ftf| uyv| emk| ekq| jaf| oyl| irr| lrf| whk| tpt| znt| wab| hpx| lau| ack| lxm| ijo| qjh| zit|