Zephaniah
Summary: Zephaniah was a contemporary of Jeremiah living in a time of Judah complacent behaviors towards Torah. During this time Assyria was in decline and the jewish people we prosperous. Though Josiah was not king the evil practices of his predecessors Manasseh and Amon still was leaven amongst the people of Judah. Pagan practices of worshiping Baal, Milcom (Molech) and the star hosts where rampant, the worship of Yahweh was mesh with pagan ritual. Zephaniah calls Judah to wake up as judgement is coming despite their prosperity, peace and wealth. Zephaniah refer to this day as a day of cheer when the all thing will be purified and the evil is purged from God's people.
Things I Noticed:
1. They bow to the sun, moon and stars while praising the Lord and then swearing to Milcom.
2. Searching the Lamps of Jerusalem will find and punish the complacent whose say in their hearts "The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill." (Sounds familiar.)
3. God's Jealousy is like a consuming fire.
4. The Lord will be awesome against them he will famish all gods of the earthly realm and make them bow down and know there place. (Modern pagans are in for a huge surprise one day.)
5. God says wait for him.
6. God will gather the nation, he will change there speech to pure speech that all may call upon the name of the Lord.
7. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Well, I finished reading about Zeph will which will conclude our journey with the minor prophets. The journey continues through Matthew the tax collector who Jesus called friend and wrote a really long book, while the next scripture I read will read is Job. I will be breaking bread with is. Till then, Read up, Post up, and Shalom.
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