Book of Zephaniah

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CHAPTER 1

Despite being pushed towards the back, Zephaniah is one of the earlier of the Minor Prophets.  He apparently lived during the reign of Josiah, possibly before he began his reforms.  Thus he’d be an early contemporary of Jeremiah, possibly even a little older than him. 

He says the Day of the Lord will come and everyone will be so screwed when that happens.  We’ve heard stuff like this before, so this isn’t very memorable.  I was about to say it isn’t very original – but hey, he actually said it before many guys who said the same thing, but got their book placed earlier in the Bible.

CHAPTER 2

God will judge all nations.  And they all suck so they’ll get theirs.  Yawn.

CHAPTER 3

Now it’s Jerusalem’s turn to be denounced.  Then, after taking them to task for a spell, he shifts his rhetoric.  After being devastated by the Lord, God will return to them.  It’s hard to say much about this, because so much of it has been noted before this point in the Bible.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Yawn.  Maybe there is a new thought somewhere in this book, but I’ll be damned if I know what it is.  It’s tough keeping all the Minor Prophets straight, and that is certainly the case here.  A few minutes after reading Zephaniah, and I can barely remember what it said.  

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