-
Verse Zephaniah 1:15. _THAT DAY_ IS _A DAY OF WRATH_] See the
parallel passages in the _margin _(Isaiah 22:5; Jeremiah 30:7; Joel...
-
A DAY OF WRATH - In which all the wrath of Almighty God, which evil
angels and evil men have treasured to them for that day, shall be
poured out: “the” day of wrath, because then they shall be brought...
-
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)...
-
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...
-
WRATH. TROUBLE, &C. Note the Figure of speech _Synonymia_ (App-6)....
-
The terrors of the Day of the Lord
The day of the Lord is described as a day of battle and assault upon
the fenced cities, but also as a day of darkness and supernatural
terrors. In Arabic the term ...
-
_a day of wrath_ i.e. of the outpouring of the wrath of God. The
effects of this wrath are then detailed: (1) trouble and distress; (2)
wasteness and desolation; (3) darkness and gloominess, clouds an...
-
_THE DAY OF THE LORD DESCRIBED -- ZEPHANIAH 1:14-18:_ The prophet
wrote, "The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth
greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shal...
-
OF WASTENESS— _Calamity_ or _tumult. Zephaniah 1:17. Their flesh_]
_Their carcases._
REFLECTIONS.—1st, We have,
1. An account of the inspired penman of this prophesy, Zephaniah,
whose ancestors for f...
-
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...
-
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of
wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of
clouds and thick darkness,
A DAY OF WASTENESS AND DESOLATIO...
-
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,...
-
(14-18) The judgment, in reference to its destructive character....
-
CLOUDS AND THICK DARKNESS. — As when Jehovah revealed Himself on
Mount Sinai: see Deuteronomy 4:11....
-
יֹ֥ום עֶבְרָ֖ה הַ יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא
יֹ֧ום
-
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...
-
O "The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly,
even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there
bitterly. (15) That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble...
-
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...
-
The Prophet shows here how foolish they were who extenuated God’s
vengeance, as hypocrites and all wicked men are wont to do. Hence he
accuses the Jews of madness, that they thought that the way of
re...
-
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...
-
THAT DAY [IS] A DAY OF WRATH,.... Both of the wrath of God against his
people for their sins; these judgments being the effects of his wrath,
provoked by their iniquities; and of the wrath and cruelty...
-
That day [is] a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of
wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of
clouds and thick darkness,
Ver. 15. _That day is a day of wr...
-
_The great day of the Lord is near_ The time of God's executing his
terrible judgments is nigh at hand. _Even the voice_, &c.
The word _even_ is not in the Hebrew. This latter part of the sentence
may...
-
That day is a day of wrath, Cf Isaiah 19:18, A DAY OF TROUBLE AND
DISTRESS, of anguish and pressure, Job 15:24, A DAY OF WASTENESS AND
DESOLATION, of the greatest devastation, A DAY OF DARKNESS AND
GL...
-
THE EXTENT OF THE JUDGMENT...
-
14-18 This warning of approaching destruction, is enough to make the
sinners in Zion tremble; it refers to the great day of the Lord, the
day in which he will show himself by taking vengeance on them...
-
THAT DAY, great day, ZEPHANIAH 1:14, IS A DAY OF WRATH, from the
Chaldeans; and from the Lord, actively, upon the Jews, passively. A
DAY OF TROUBLE AND DISTRESS: here the prophet heapeth up words of m...
-
Zephaniah 1:15 day H3117 day H3117 wrath H5678 day H3117 trouble H6869
distress H4691 day H3117 devastation H7722
-
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...
-
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 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....
-
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
-
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....
-
ZEPHANIAH—NOTE ON ZEPHANIAH 1:15 DAY OF WRATH is described by a list
of frightening terms. Many of these occur along with appearances of
God on other occasions where God treats his people as if they w...
-
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 ...
-
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 Peter 3:7; Amos 5:18; Isaiah 22:5; Jeremiah 30:7; Job 3:4;...
-
A day — Of unparalleled calamities....