Zephaniah 1:1-18

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 expect His presence with them as a Judge, to call them to account for all their contempt of His grace. The day of His wrath will strip sinners of all that they have and will leave them nothing but distress and pain with no way of helping themselves.

Key Word: Day of wrath, Zephaniah 1:15.

Strong Verses: Zephaniah 1:18.

Striking Facts: Zephaniah 1:7; Zephaniah 1:14. The day of the Lord here is a small specimen of the great «day» that is to come, in which all earth judgments will culminate, to be followed by Israel's restoration and blessing under Christ.