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Day 307 - Zephaniah 1

From: Chapter-A-Day: Volume 3

By: Norman W. Berry

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 1min

Zephaniah 1 • 1 min. read • grade level: 8

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Zephaniah means “Jehovah hath hidden” (Psa. 27:5⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. (Psalm 27:5)).

V.2-3 God pronounces a general judgment on all who disobeyed Him, both Jews and Gentiles.

V.4-6 Judah’s judgment is singled out, because they had been specially blessed by the Lord and now they were doing the same wicked things as the Gentile nations. They had turned “back from the Lord” (Read Heb. 10:38³⁸Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. (Hebrews 10:38)).

V.7 God tells that He has prepared a sacrifice, the Lord on the cross, and is inviting guests — future glories on the earth.

V.8 Notice “strange apparel.” Today we can see the same thing in the weird clothes people are wearing. Read Joshua 7:21²¹When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. (Joshua 7:21) and Ezekiel 23:12¹²She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbors, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. (Ezekiel 23:12) to see where the styles are coming from.

V.12 The Lord will search out all their wickedness.

V.14-17 This is referring to the time of the great tribulation.

V.18 All their wealth won’t buy an escape from the punishment coming for this world.

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• Jeremiah 52, Day 301 -

• Habakkuk 1, Day 302 -

• Habakkuk 2, Day 303 -

• Habakkuk 3, Day 304 -

• Nahum 1, Day 305 -

• Nahum 2, Day 306 -

• Zephaniah 1, Day 307 -

• Zephaniah 2, Day 308 -

• Zephaniah 3, Day 309 -

• Obadiah, Day 310 -

• John 1, Day 311 -

• John 1:29-51, Day 312 -

• John 2, Day 313 -

• John 3, Day 314 -

• John 4, Day 315 -

• John 5:1-27, Day 316 -

• John 5:28-47, Day 317 -

• John 6:1-40, Day 318 -

• John 6:41-71, Day 319 -

• John 7:1-31, Day 320 -

• John 7:32-53, Day 321 -

• John 8:1-32, Day 322 -

• John 8:33-59, Day 323 -

• John 9, Day 324 -

• John 10, Day 325 -

• John 11, Day 326 -

• John 12:1-19, Day 327 -

• John 12:20-50, Day 328 -

• John 13, Day 329 -

• John 14, Day 330 -