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Verse 9. _THAT LEAP ON THE THRESHOLD_] Or, _that leap over the_
_threshold_. It is most probable that the _Philistines_ are here
meant. After the time that Dagon fell before the ark, and his hands
we...
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I WILL PUNISH ALL THOSE THAT LEAP ON THE THRESHOLD - Neither language
nor history nor context allow this to be understood of the idolatrous
custom of Ashdod, not to tread on the threshold of the templ...
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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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THOSE THAT LEAP, &C. No reference to idolatrous practice, as in 1
Kings 18:26. but to the servants of rulers sent to enter the houses of
others and steal Figure of speech _Periphrasis_ (App-6), for ro...
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_those that leap on the threshold_ Rather: LEAP (or, spring) OVER the
threshold. The priests of Dagon avoided treading on the threshold of
his temple because the idol had fallen upon it (1 Samuel 5:5)...
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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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_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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THOSE THAT LEAP ON THE THRESHOLD— _Over the threshold._ Houbigant.
Calmet observes, that this alludes to the custom of the Philistines,
when they enter the temple of Dagon; but the author of the
_Obse...
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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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In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the
threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
THOSE THAT LEAP ON THE THRESHOLD - the servants of the princes wh...
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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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LEAP ON THE THRESHOLD] Evidently here also the crime is that of the
members of the court, perhaps a foreign religious custom: cp. 1 Samuel
5:5. But as there is no reference to religious customs in the...
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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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THEIR MASTERS’ HOUSES. — Better, _their lord_’_s house,_ meaning
the temple of their idol-deity. Probably the true interpretation of
this obscure verse is that the idolaters had adopted a usage preval...
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וּ פָקַדְתִּ֗י עַ֧ל כָּל ־הַ דֹּולֵ֛ג
עַל
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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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Entereth the temple, as if to shew themselves, Amos vi. 1. Hebrew,
"jumpeth over," &c., denoting the Philistines. (Chaldean) (1 Kings v.
5.) (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "I will take vengeance on all open...
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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 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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IN THE SAME DAY ALSO WILL I PUNISH ALL THOSE THAT LEAP ON THE
THRESHOLD,.... Not in a ludicrous way, who, by dancing and leaping,
made sport for persons, and brought their masters much gain, as the
da...
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_In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the
threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit._
Ver. 9. _In the same day also will I punish all those that leap o...
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_In that day I will punish the princes and the king's children _ In 2
Kings 25:7; 2 Kings 25:21, we read of the fulfilling of both these
particulars; the sons of King Zedekiah, and the principal offic...
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THE NATURE OF THE JUDGMENT...
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In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the
threshold, namely, that of the temple of Dagon, the idol of the
Philistines, 1 Samuel 5:5, WHICH FILL THEIR MASTERS' HOUSES WITH
VIOLENCE...
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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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IN THE SAME DAY; not to be taken for a single day, but more largely
for that time wherein God would visit and punish. THAT LEAP ON THE
THRESHOLD; insolently, and with rage, break open the doors of suc...
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Zephaniah 1:9 day H3117 punish H6485 (H8804) leap H1801 (H8802)
threshold H4670 fill H4390 (H8764) masters...
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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—NOTE ON ZEPHANIAH 1:9 LEAPS OVER THE THRESHOLD is a pagan
practice that shows respect for a god (see 1 Samuel 5:4). Violence and
fraud
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZEPHANIAH 1:7.] Judgment speedily comes. HOLD] A summons to silent
submission (Habakkuk 2:20); the reason given, the day near. SACRIFICE]
of victims of justice (Isaiah 34:6;...
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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 Samuel 2:15; 1 Samuel 2:16; 1 Samuel 5:5; 2 Kings 5:20; Acts 16:19;...
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In the same day — At the same time. Their masters houses — Either
the oppressing kings, whose officers these were, or publick officers
and judges, whose servants thus spoiled the poor. Violence — Good...