Category: Biblical Reflections

Zephaniah 3:14–20 (NKJV) 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more. 16 … Continue reading Rejoice in Restoration

Zephaniah 3:8–13 (NKJV) 8 “Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations to My assembly of kingdoms, to pour on them My indignation, all My fierce anger; all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. 9 “For … Continue reading A Faithful Remnant (Restoration Will Come)

Zephaniah 3:1–7 (NKJV) 3:1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! 2 She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to her God. 3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are … Continue reading The Anguish of God Over Jerusalem

Zephaniah 2:4–15 (NKJV) Judgment against Judah’s neighbors is the major motif of this section. Philistia on the west, Moab and Ammon on the east, Ethiopia or Egypt on the south, and Assyria to the north will all experience the judgment of Yahweh. Even though Judah’s near neighbors were infringing on her borders, she (Judah) would … Continue reading The Vengeance of the Lord

Zephaniah 1:13–2:3 (NKJV) 13 Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.” Here, Zephaniah completes his list of punishments of Jerusalem and Judah with a declaration that they goods will be taken, their houses laid … Continue reading The Day of the Lord Hastens

Zephaniah 1:7–12 (NKJV) 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests. Some speculate that the day of the Lord begins at the Rapture of the Church.  Others believe that this begins at … Continue reading The Day of the Lord Comes

Zephaniah 1:1–6 (NKJV) 1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Zephaniah opens with a description of his genealogy, placing him as a member of … Continue reading Desolation Comes

Habakkuk 3:9–19 (NKJV) 9 Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high. 11 The sun and moon stood still … Continue reading Yet I Will Rejoice

Habakkuk 3:1–8 (NKJV) 3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. 2 O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. This passage in Habakkuk records the prayer of … Continue reading In the Midst of the Years

Habakkuk 2:12–20 (NKJV) 12 “Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain? 14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the … Continue reading The Woes Continue