Zeph.1.1
1:1 The Lord gave this message: Zephaniah was a prophet, God’s spokesman. • Hezekiah probably indicates the king of that name (see 2 Kgs 18:1–20:20).
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1:1 The Lord gave this message: Zephaniah was a prophet, God’s spokesman. • Hezekiah probably indicates the king of that name (see 2 Kgs 18:1–20:20).
1:10 The Fish Gate was in the northern section of Jerusalem (Neh 12:39).
1:1–2:3 Zephaniah’s message from the Lord warns about worldwide judgment (1:1-6) and exhorts his readers to repent (1:7-13) before the devastation overtakes them (1:14-18) and to seek the Lord and live righteously and humbly before him in the hope that they may be spared his judgment (2:1-3).
1:13 God would send an invading force to plunder Jerusalem. The destruction would come so quickly that those with ill-gotten gain would not survive to enjoy their wealth.
genesis 1:20-26
exodus 23:8
leviticus 20:1-5
numbers 1:4
deuteronomy 4:15-19
deuteronomy 28:28-29
judges 8:6
1 samuel 5:1-5