Read Zephaniah Chapter 1
- What do you learn about Zephaniah’s ancestry from Zephaniah 1:1?
- How is Zephaniah different (based on the information in verse 1) from all the other prophets?
- What does God say He will do in Zephaniah 1:2-3?
- How does the statement in Zephaniah 1:2-3 compare with what the LORD said in Genesis 6:7?
- How does the statement in Zephaniah 1:2-3 compare with Jeremiah 4:23-29 and 9:9-11?
- What does God say He will do in Zephaniah 1:4-6?
- What do you learn from Deuteronomy 4:23-30? How does it relate to Zephaniah 1:2-6?
- What do the following verses teach about seeking the Lord?
1 Chronicles 16:10-11 2 Chronicles 15:12-13 Psalm 34:10 Proverbs 28:5 - Copy Zephaniah 1:7 here. Mediate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.
- What does God promise to do in Zephaniah 1:8-9?
- What will be the response to the LORD’s wrath being poured out according to Zephaniah 1:10-11?
- What does God promise to do in Zephaniah 1:12-13?
- Copy Zephaniah 1:14 here. Mediate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.
- In each of the following passages, list the indicators or signs given for knowing the Day of the Lord.
Joel 2:28-32 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 2 Peter 3:3-12 - How is the day of the Lord described in Zephaniah 1:15-16?
- What does God say He will do in Zephaniah 1:17? Why?
- What does God say will happen to their possessions (gold/silver) in Zephaniah 1:18?
- What do you learn of the LORD’s jealousy in the following verses?
Exodus 20:5 Deuteronomy 29:18-20 Deuteronomy 32:21 - What application can you make from this first chapter of Zephaniah?
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