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Verse Zephaniah 1:12. _I WILL SEARCH JERUSALEM WITH CANDLES_] I will
make a universal and thorough search.
_THAT ARE SETTLED ON THEIR LEES_] Those who are _careless_, satisfied
with the goods of thi...
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I WILL SEARCH - (Literally, “diligently”). The word is always used
of a minute diligent search, whereby places, persons, things, are
searched and sifted one by one in every corner, until it be found
w...
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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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The classes in Jerusalem on which the judgment will fall
The errors and sins assailed by Zephaniah are the same as those
attacked by earlier prophets, e.g. (1) the false worship, Zephaniah
1:4, cf. A...
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_I will search Jerusalem with candles_ lit. _with lamps_, or,
_lanterns_, Luke 15:8. The darkest places shall be penetrated and
those lurking in them discovered. Jehovah searches, though it may be
by...
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_THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT HAND -- ZEPHANIAH 1:7-13:_ Zephaniah 1:7
says, "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of
the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, h...
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DISCOURSE: 1227
THE SECURE AND ATHEISTICAL CONDEMNED
Zephaniah 1:12. _It shall come to pass at that time, that I will
search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on
their lees;...
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THE MEN THAT ARE SETTLED ON THEIR LEES— The prophet here describes
those men, who, trusting in their riches, paid very little regard to
the threats of the prophets, and seemed intirely safe in their o...
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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 it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem
with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that
say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will...
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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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SEARCH.. WITH CANDLES] i.e. thoroughly, as was required in the
poorly-lighted houses of Palestine: cp, Luke 15:8. SETTLED ON THEIR
LEES] i.e. have received no infusion of new and noble teachings, but...
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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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(7-13) The judgment, in reference to its objects....
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THE MEN THAT ARE SETTLED ON THEIR LEES. — The figure is taken from
wine which has become harsh from being allowed to stand too long on
the lees. The persons intended are selfish sybarites, whose souls...
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וְ הָיָה֙ בָּ † עֵ֣ת הַ הִ֔יא...
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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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And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem
with (h) candles, and punish the men that are settled (i) on their
lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neit...
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_Lamps, with the utmost diligence, (Luke xv. 8.) so that none shall
escape even in the most filthy places. (Calmet) --- The Romans found
many Jews in the common sewers. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vii. 16,...
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O "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the
LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid
his guests. (8) And it shall come to pass in the day of the L...
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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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The Prophet addresses here generally the despisers of God, who were
become hardened in their wickedness. But before he openly names them,
he says that the visitation would be such, that God would sear...
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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 IT SHALL COME TO PASS AT THAT TIME, [THAT] I WILL SEARCH JERUSALEM
WITH CANDLES,.... To find out the sins of the inhabitants of it, and
the authors of them, and punish them for them, however hid a...
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And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem
with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that
say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will...
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_At that time, I will search Jerusalem with candles_ I will deliver up
Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans, who shall let no corner of
it escape them, but shall diligently search the houses, eve...
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THE EXTENT OF THE JUDGMENT...
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And it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem
with candles, investigating even the dark and hidden corners, so that
not one of the wrong-doers is overlooked, AND PUNISH THE MEN T...
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SETTLED:
_ Heb._ curded, or thickened...
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7-13 God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is
a sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be
reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap...
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AT THAT TIME; it was DAY. ZEPHANIAH 1:10, which see. I WILL SEARCH
JERUSALEM WITH CANDLES: God speaks after the manner of man, who
searcheth dark places with candles in hand. God's omniscience seeth
a...
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Zephaniah 1:12 time H6256 search H2664 (H8762) Jerusalem H3389 lamps
H5216 punish H6485 (H8804) men H582 settled
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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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Zephaniah 1:12
The metaphor of the text appears to be drawn from that of a man who,
having cause for suspicion, searches over every part of his house, and
goes down to the very foundation; and becaus...
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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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_At that time._
AT THAT TIME
The day of the Lord is any season in which He reveals Himself in a
special manner. Of the dealings of God with His visible Church on that
day the text presents a strikin...
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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 1:12 THE LORD WILL NOT DO GOOD, NOR...
ILL. These men do not deny God’s existence, but they deny that he
cares and acts within his creation. Their attitude rejects a key
bi...
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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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2 Peter 3:4; Amos 6:1; Amos 9:1; Ezekiel 8:12; Ezekiel 9:9;...
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I will search — God speaks after the manner of men, who searches
dark places with candles. He will fully discover and punish. Their
lees — In allusion to liquors, which not being poured out from
vesse...