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Verse Zephaniah 1:17. _THEY SHALL WALK LIKE BLIND MEN_] Be in the most
perplexing _doubt_ and uncertainty; and while in this state, have
their blood poured out by the sword of their enemies, and their...
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I WILL BRING DISTRESS UPON MEN - I will hem them in, in anguish on all
sides. God Himself shall meet them with His terrors, wherever they
turn. “I will hem them in, that they may find it so” .
THAT TH...
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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 WALK, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:29)....
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The distress, though at first outward, leads to inward perplexity,
when men can find no outlet or way, and grope like the blind. The
comparison is a frequent one to express perplexity and helplessness...
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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 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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And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall
be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
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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(14-18) The judgment, in reference to its destructive character....
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WALK LIKE BLIND MEN. — _i.e.,_ groping about in fancied insecurity.
The metaphor is taken from Deuteronomy 28:29. Their blood shall be
poured out as recklessly as dust, and their flesh cast aside like...
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וַ הֲצֵרֹ֣תִי לָ † אָדָ֗ם וְ
הָֽלְכוּ֙...
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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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_Blind. Not knowing what course to take, Deuteronomy xxviii. 29., and
Isaias lix. 10. (Calmet) --- Such will be the horror preceding
judgment. (Haydock)_...
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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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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 confirms what I have already stated—that though other enemies,
the Assyrians or Chaldeans, attacked the Jews, yet God would be the
principal leader of the war. God then claims here for himself what...
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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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AND I WILL BRING DISTRESS UPON MEN,.... Not upon men in general, but
particularly on the men of Judea, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; and
especially those that were in the fenced cities and high towers...
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And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall
be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Ver. 17....
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THE EXTENT OF THE JUDGMENT...
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And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
men, groping about in a futile effort to escape from existing evils,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SINNED AGAINST THE LORD; AND THEIR BLOOD SHAL...
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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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I WILL BRING DISTRESS; cast them into, and surround or besiege them
with distress, calamities which shall greatly trouble and perplex.
UPON MEN; the chiefest among them, the richest, and who think
the...
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Zephaniah 1:17 distress H6887 (H8689) men H120 walk H1980 (H8804) men
H5787 sinned H2398 (H8804) LORD...
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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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_They shall walk like blind men._
THE SINNER A BLIND TRAVELLER
The sinner is on a journey, step by step he is moving on to a
destination. But how does he walk? The text tells us as a blind man.
How...
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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 1:17 Instead of walking in God’s
guidance, Judah will WALK LIKE THE BLIND. They will stagger because of
spiritual blindness. BLOOD... LIKE DUST... LIKE DUNG. Though blood
c...
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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 John 2:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Kings 9:33; 2 Peter 1:9; Amos 4:10;...
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Like blind men — Not knowing where to go. As dust — As abundantly,
and as carelessly as dust in the highway....