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Verse Zephaniah 1:18. _THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD_] In which they
trusted, and from which they expected happiness; these shall not
profit them in this awful day. And God will bring this about speedil...
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NEITHER THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD SHALL BE ABLE TO DELIVER THEM IN
THE DAY OF THE LORD’S WRATH - Gain unjustly gotten was the cause of
their destruction. For, as Ezekiel closes the like description;...
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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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LAND. Not the same word as in verses: Zephaniah 2:3. for, Ginsburg
thinks this should be "yea"....
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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 ...
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The idea of the verse is illustrated in Proverbs 11:4, "Riches profit
not in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivereth from death," cf.
Ezekiel 7:19. The instruments also whom Jehovah employs to...
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_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...
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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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Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in
the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by
the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy rid...
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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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(14-18) The judgment, in reference to its destructive character....
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HE SHALL MAKE EVEN A SPEEDY RIDDANCE. — Literally, _He shall effect
a destruction, yea, a terrible one._ Comp. Isaiah 10:23, from which
passage this phraseology is probably borrowed....
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גַּם ־כַּסְפָּ֨ם גַּם ־זְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא
־יוּכַ֣ל...
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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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_Gold. Ezechiel vii. 19. Thus the Medes despised riches, Isaias xiii.
17. (Calmet) --- Jealousy. God regarded the synagogue as his spouse.
(Menochius) --- "If he loved not the soul of man, he would no...
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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...
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REFLECTIONS
THINK Reader! from all that you and I have seen and gone through, in
reading of the sins and sorrows of poor fallen nature, what an awful
state was that nature in by the fall, and what a b...
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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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He repeats what he has already said—that the helps which the Jews
hoped would be in readiness to prevent God’s vengeance would be
vain. For though men dare not openly to resist God, yet they hope by
s...
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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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NEITHER THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD SHALL BE ABLE TO DELIVER THEM IN
THE DAY OF THE LORD'S WRATH,.... Which they have gotten in an unjust
way, and have hoarded up, and put their confidence in; these w...
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Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in
the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by
the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy ridd...
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_I will bring distress, &c., that they shall walk as blind men _ I
will bring them into such straits that they shall no more know whither
to turn themselves, or which way to go for safety, than if the...
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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...
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NEITHER THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD: sometimes these have purchased
friends, and redeemed a life at the hand of greedy soldiers, who have
spared on promise of money; but now it shall not be so, neithe...
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Zephaniah 1:18 silver H3701 gold H2091 able H3201 (H8799) deliver
H5337 (H8687) day H3117 LORDS H3068 wrath...
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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 1:18 NEITHER THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD
will buy them out of trouble (see vv. Zephaniah 1:11,...
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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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1 Corinthians 10:22; 1 Kings 14:22; Deuteronomy 29:20; Deuteronomy
31:17;...
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In the land — Therefore let not sinners be laid asleep by the
patience of God; for when the measure of their iniquity is full, his
justice will both overtake and overcome them, will make quick and
tho...