Book of Zephaniah
This description of Book of Zephaniah is from Easton's Bible Dictionary.
Zephaniah: Jehovah has concealed, or Jehovah of darkness. The son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah, and the ninth in the order of the Minor Prophets. He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (B.C. 641-610), and was contemporary with Jeremiah, with whom he had much in common. The book of his prophecies consists of:
- An introduction (Zephaniah 1:1-6), announcing the judgment of the world, and the judgment upon Israel, because of their transgressions.
- The description of the judgment (Zephaniah 1:7-18).
- An exhortation to seek God while there is still time (Zephaniah 2:1-3).
- The announcement of judgment on the heathen (Zephaniah 2:4-15).
- The hopeless misery of Jerusalem (Zephaniah 3:1-7).
- The promise of salvation (Zephaniah 3:8-20).
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