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A DAY OF THE TRUMPET AND ALARM - o that is, of the loud blast of the
trumpet, which sounds alarm and causes it. The word is especially the
shrill loud noise of the trumpet (for sacred purposes in Isra...
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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 ag...
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THE TRUMPET AND ALARM. an alarming trumpet. Figure of speech
_Hendiadys_. a trumpet, yea,. trumpet [call] "to arms"! Compare
Zephaniah 2:2.
TOWERS. Hebrew corners. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_...
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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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A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against
the high towers.
A DAY OF THE TRUMPET - namely, of the besieging enemy (, "Moab shall
die with tumult, with shouting, and with...
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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 com...
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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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יֹ֥ום שֹׁופָ֖ר וּ תְרוּעָ֑ה עַ֚ל הֶ
עָרִ֣ים הַ בְּצֻרֹ֔ות וְ עַ֖ל הַ
פִּנֹּ֥ות הַ...
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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.
Th...
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_Trumpet, when Nachao came and deposed Joachas._...
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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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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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A DAY OF THE TRUMPET AND ALARM AGAINST THE FENCED CITIES,.... The
trumpet of the enemy, sounding the alarm of war against the fenced
cities of Judea, which were taken before Jerusalem; calling and
gat...
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A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against
the high towers.
Ver. 16. _A day of the trumpet_] With its horrid _taratantara_ and
alarm; not of those that shout and praise God...
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_The great day of the Lord is near_ The time of God's executing his
terrible judgments is nigh at hand. _Even the voice_, &c.
The word _even_ is not in the Hebrew. This latter part of the sentence
may...
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THE EXTENT OF THE JUDGMENT...
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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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THE TRUMPET; God's trumpet calling the Chaldeans, the Chaldeans
trumpet also gathering together their troops. ALARM, threatening and
affrighting, against the fenced cities of Judah. THE HIGH TOWERS;
s...
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Zephaniah 1:16 day H3117 trumpet H7782 alarm H8643 fortified H1219
(H8803) cities H5892 high H1364 towers H6438
day - Isaiah 59:10; Jeremiah 4:19-20, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 8:16;...
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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 1:7) and hope for
the faithfu...
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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 (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22). HILL...
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EXPOSITION.
ZEPHANIAH 1:1
Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON ALL THE WORLD, AND UPON JUDAH IN PARTICULAR.
ZEPHANIAH 1:1
§ 1. _Title and inscription. _THE WORD OF THE LORD (see note on Micah
1:1). Zephaniah,...
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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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Amos 3:6; Habakkuk 1:6; Habakkuk 3:6; Hosea 5:8; Hosea 8:1; Isaiah
2:12; Isaiah 32:14; Isaiah 59:10; Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 4:20;...