Here is a surprise; they LISTENED to the prophet. They listened because they learned. They learned to obey God because of what they had just gone through. We have gone through SO MANY renditions of God sending prophets to Israel and Judah and the people ignoring them or worse. Haggai came with a word from […]
The captives have returned but their focus is on themselves. God says to refocus their efforts on rebuilding HIS house and then He will bless theirs. Zerubbabel had received an order from Cyrus to bring the remnant of Judah home. They were to rebuild what had been lost, starting with the House of the Lord. […]
The future that God is bringing is MORE than enough reason to shout for joy and to sing aloud. Life with Him NOW is worthy of song too. Zephaniah is sharing with the people a glorious future. One where their sins are forgiven completely, they are restored as a people, and their enemies are silenced. […]
God is creating a new heart for His people. It is for a time of peace yet to come. A time when His children lie down in peace and sin no more. We know that THIS is a FUTHRE promise. Even though God has restored Israel, on more than one occasion, there has NEVER been […]
Judah’s judgment is fast approaching in the time of Zephaniah. This won’t be her only judgment but it will be significant. It will change her forever. I don’t know if Zephaniah saw the end of Judah or not. His time was after the most ungodly time in Judah’s history; that of Manasseh’s rule. We are […]
