Zephaniah

Question 1

Zephaniah means

Answer 1

means “The Lord hides” (active) or “He whom the Lord hides” (passive)

Question 2

He is the great-great-grandson of the godly king

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Hezekiah (2 Kings 18-20)

Question 3

Hezekiah was the only prophet of

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royal descent, being also a relative of the godly king Josiah in whose reign he ministered.

Question 4

Zephaniah was written to

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Judah

Question 5

the theme of Zephaniah is

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“The Day of the Lord”

Question 6

Generically, “The Day of the Lord” refers to

Answer 6

judgment”

Question 7

the day of the Lord eschatologically means

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the time from the tribulation through the millennium.

Question 8

Zeph. 1-3:8 focuses on

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“the judgment aspect

Question 9

3:9-20 focuses on

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the blessing aspect.

Question 10

who was the king in Zephaniah

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Josiah

Question 11

who found the Pentateuch (2 Kgs. 22:8-23:27).

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Hilkiah

Question 12

Zephaniah was contemporary

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Jeremiah and Habakkuk

Question 13

which books chronologically follow each other as each deals with the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon.

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Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and Lamentations (written by Jeremiah)

Question 14

The Lord will bring judgment upon

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the entire earth

Question 15

what will God do to the earth

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consume it and dwell upon it

Question 16

what will the Lord do to Judah

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bring judgment upon it

Question 17

why was God bringing judgment upon Judah

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they were idolatrous and godless

Question 18

what will happen to Judah

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they will be punished

Question 19

what will Judah’s punishment be?

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they will loose their possessions

they will be helpless

Question 20

who will invade Judah

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Chaldeans

Question 21

The Lord will bring judgment upon the surrounding

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nations

Question 22

who will God judge in the west?

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Philistia

Question 23

what will happen to Philistia

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they will be “forsaken”, “desolate”, and “destroyed”

Question 24

who will God judge in the East

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Moab and Ammon

Question 25

what will happen to Moab and Ammon

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Vs. 8 = they reproached God’s people by taking their land
Vs. 9 = they will become like Sodom and Gomorrah
Vs. 11 = the Lord’s judgment will be “terrible”

Question 26

who will God Judge in the South?

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Ethiopia

Question 27

what will happen to Ethiopia

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they will be killed

Question 28

who will God judge in the North

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Assyria

Question 29

what will happen to Assyria

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they will be “desolate” and cursed

Question 30

what is Jerusalem known as

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“the oppressing city”

Question 31

what was wrong with Jerusalem

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She was filthy, polluted, and oppressing (vs. 1).

She was defiant and disobedient, (vs. 2-4).

Question 32

what type of Judgment will the Lord bring upon the earth

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fierce

Question 33

what will happen to the Gentile nations

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he will save them

Question 34

what will happen to the gentile nations

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they will go back to speaking one language

Question 35

who will the Lord restore

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Jewish nation

Question 36

what will happen to the Jewish nation?

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1. They will be forgiven (vs. 11-12, 14-15).
2. They will be sanctified (vs. 13).
3. They will be fearless (vs. 16-17).
4. They will be comforted (vs. 18).
5. They will be restored (vs. 19-20).