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Introduction to the Book of Zephaniah.

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Zephaniah was a prophet in the southern
kingdom of Judah.

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Zephaniah thundered warnings in order to
bring his people back to God from pagan

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worship.

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He lived at the same time as the prophet
Jeremiah, and preached this message

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sometime between 640 and 625 BC.

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Not long after Zephaniah's warnings,
Judah would be conquered by the

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Babylonians and carried into captivity.

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Zephaniah foretold this judgment.

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Perhaps Zephaniah's message was partly
instrumental in motivating King Josiah and

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the people to undertake the reforms we
read about in 2 Kings chapter 23.

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But it was too late to stop the coming
destruction.

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With a word of hope that God will restore
his people after they have been purified.

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Notice the joy God's salvation brings when
Zephaniah declares, The Lord thy God in

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the midst of thee is mighty.

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He will save.

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He will rejoice over thee with joy.

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He will rest in his love.

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He will joy over thee with singing.