Welcome to Chapel City Church! We are so glad that you have joined us today for our time of worship. As we open God’s word together, we are coming to a turning point in the minor prophets. Today we will begin the book of Zephaniah, one of the least familiar books in our Old Testament. But Zephaniah represents a turning point in Israel’s history. Each of the minor prophets through Zephaniah writes in anticipation of the coming judgment of Assyria or Babylon. Zephaniah is placed in our bibles as the final book written before the people are overcome and exiled by Babylon. He is something like a summary, or a capstone for everything that we have seen in the minor prophets to this point. What themes does he reiterate? What is different? How does the warning of Israel’s exile matter to those of us who live 2500 years later? We would love the chance to answer any questions that you might have. If there is a way that we can be praying for you, please reach out and let us know!
Be silent before the Lord God!
Zephaniah 1:7-9
For the day of the Lord is near;
the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and consecrated his guests.
And on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice—
“I will punish the officials and the king’s sons
and all who array themselves in foreign attire.
On that day I will punish
everyone who leaps over the threshold,
and those who fill their master’s house
with violence and fraud.
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