Zephaniah: The Great Day of the LORD

Day of the Lord, 1	Seek the Lord, 2:1-3	Fear the Lord, 2:4-3:7	Worship the Lord, 3:8-20
Fulfilment:		Judgement on:	He will:
Far, vv. 2-3		Philistia, vv. 4-7	Avenge, v. 8
Near, vv. 4-13		Moab & Ammon, vv. 8-11	Restore, vv. 9-13
Far, vv. 14-18		Ethiopia, v. 12	Be present, vv. 14-17
		Assyria, vv. 13-15	Act, vv. 18-20
		Jerusalem, 3:1-7

Major characters

• Zephaniah (“The Lord hides”), descendent of King Hezekiah
• Josiah (640-609 bc), king of Judah

Major words/phrases

• “I will…” (20x)

Major themes

• The day of the Lord, 1
• Judgement of the Lord, 2
• Greatness of the Lord, 3

The great day of the LORD is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers.

Zephaniah 1:14-16