Bible Readings:
2 Timothy 2:1 – 13
Zephaniah 1:1 – 18
Sermon Outline:
Zephaniah 1:1–3 (NKJV)
1The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2“I will utterly consume everything From the face of the land (ESV earth), ” Says the Lord;
3“I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land,” Says the Lord.
I The Times of Zephaniah
II Universal Judgment
III Judgment will begin with the house of God
1 Peter 4:17 (NKJV)
17For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Zephaniah 1:4–7 (NKJV)
4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—
5Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord, But who also swear by Milcom;
6Those who have turned back from following the Lord, And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”
7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.
Zephaniah 1:12 (NKJV)
12“And it shall come to pass at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And punish the men Who are settled in complacency, Who say in their heart, ‘The Lord will not do good, Nor will He do evil.’
Zephaniah 1:18 (NKJV)
18Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.