Zehaniah

 

Zephaniah

King Josiah was leading the nation in a religious reformation, but his kinsman, Zephaniah saw that the reform was not a true revival, for it never got to the hearts of the people. They were only going along with what the king proposed.

Zephaniah emphasized on the “day of the Lord”. Prophetically it speaks of a future day of wrath in the end times.

The Book of Zephaniah paints a dark picture of God’s judgment, and a bright portrait of Israel’s future glory.

During Josiah’s reign, the people turned to God, destroyed their idols and restored worship according to the Law. After Josiah’s death, the spiritual life of the nation plummeted. Judgment eventualy came in the form of the Babylonian captivity.

Jerusalem became complacent and convinced themselves that the Lord wouldn’t intervene no matter how they acted.

If we have placed our security in any source other than our relationship with Christ, then we are living a lie, and we are not secure at all.

Ask God’s indwelling Holy Spirit to show you where your security lies and move you into a relationship with Christ.

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary

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