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Zephaniah Bible Study Resources

October 5, 2020 by Krisan Marotta

Zephaniah Bible Study Resources | WednesdayintheWord.com

Study questions, maps, charts, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Zephaniah.


Jump to: Background; ** Maps; ** Key Words; ** Encyclopedias; ** Commentaries; ** Articles; ** GotQuestions ** Next **


Basics

  • Zephaniah prophesied to the southern kingdom of Judah approximately 630-625 BC.
  • Zephaniah is the only prophet descended from a king.
  • Zephaniah dates his message to the reign of Josiah (640-609 BC), probably prior to Josiah’s reforms.
  • 628 BC – Josiah tore down the altars to Baal (2 Chronicles 34:3-7).
  • 622 BC – Josiah found the Book of the Law (2 Chronicles 34:8-35:19).
  • Zephaniah was a contemporary of Jeremiah.
  • Politically, the weakening of the Assyrian empire gave Judah a degree of independence for the first time in 50 years which King Josiah took advantage of.
  • Theme: Judgment and destruction are certain unless you repent.
  • Zephaniah was a contemporary of Jeremiah and Habakkuk.

Outline

  • 1:1-2:3 – Judgment on Judah
  • 2:4-15 – Judgment on the nations
  • 3:1-7 – Judgment on Jerusalem
  • 3:8-20 – Salvation in the Day of the Lord

Genre: Understanding Prophecy

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Section 1: Background

Background

Introduction to the Prophets

Chart: Bible History at a glance

Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline

Biblehub: Habakkuk Overview

Biblehub: The Divided Kingdom

Chart: Kings of Israel & Judah

Bible Atlas: Assyria

Bible Atlas: Babylon

Bible Atlas: Chaldea

Bible Atlas: Jerusalem

Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book

John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background

ESV: Introduction to Minor Prophets

ESV: Introduction to Zephaniah

ESV: The Global Message of Zephaniah

NIV: Introduction to Zephaniah

Minor prophets quotes in the New Testament

James van Dine: Analysis of Zephaniah

David Malick: An Introduction to the Book of Zephaniah

David Malick: An Argument of the Book of Zephaniah

JVernon McGee:Zephaniah and Haggai – Introductory Notes, Outlines

Charles Swindoll: Book of Zephaniah Overview

Hampton Keathley: Zephaniah – Overview

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Section 2: Maps

Maps from Holman Bible Atlas

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)

The Campaign of Shishak

Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus

The Omride Dynasty

The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE

Phoenician Trade and Civilization

Trade Routes throughout the Middle East

Elijah and Elisha

The Revolt of Jehu

The Rise of Assyria

Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah

The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III

Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites

The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel

Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria

Prophets of the 8th Century BCE

Judah Alone amid International Powers

Hezekiah’s Preparation for Revolt

Judah under King Hezekiah

Hezekiah’s Jerusalem

Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah

Assyria in the 7th century BCE

The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

The Reign of Josiah

The Districts of Judah under King Josiah

The Golden Age of King Josiah

Nebuchadnezzar’s Campaigns against Judah

The Persian Period

World Powers of the 6th century BCE

The Conquests of Cyrus the Great

The Persian Empire

The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah

Judah in the 5th century BCE

Palestine after the Exile

ESV Study Bible Maps

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Section 3: Key Words

Key Words

Day (13x) (of the Lord; on that day; a day of ; in that day) – Zep 1:7; Zep 1:8; Zep 1:9; Zep 1:10; Zep 1:14; Zep 1:15; Zep 1:16; Zep 1:18; Zep 2:2; Zep 2:3; Zep 3:8; Zep 3:11; Zep 3:16.

earth (8x) – Strong’s H127 in Zep 1:2; Zep 1:3; Strong’s H776 in Zep 1:18; Zep 2:3; Zep 2:11; Zep 3:8; Zep 3:19; Zep 3:20.

gather (5x) – Strong’s H7187b in Zep 2:1; Strong’s H622 in Zep 3:8; Zep 3:18; Strong’s H6908 in Zep 3:19; Zep 3:20.

remnant (4x)- Strong’s H7611 in Zep 1:4; Zep 2:7; Zep 2:9; Zep 3:13; Strong’s H7605 in Zep 1:4.

nations (3x) – Strong’s H1471 in Zep 2:11; Zep 3:6; Zep 3:8.

destroy (2x) – Strong’s H6 in Zep 2:5; Zep 2:13.

destruction – Strong’s H7724b in Zep 1:14.

Woe (2x) – Strong’s H195 in Zep 2:5; Zep 3:1.

anger (4x) – Strong’s H639 in Zep 2:2; Zep 2:3; Zep 3:8.

wrath (2x) – Strong’s H3117 in Zep 1:15; Zep 1:18.

midst (4x) – Strong’s H7130 in Zep 3:11; Zep 3:15; Zep 3:17; Strong’s H8432 in Zep 2:14.

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Section 4: Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Zephaniah Theology

American Tract Society: Zephaniah

Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Zephaniah

Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Zephaniah

Fausset Bible Dictionary: Zephaniah, the Book Of; Zephaniah

Holman Bible Dictionary: Zephaniah, Book Of; Zephaniah

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Zephaniah; Zephaniah (1)

Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Zephaniah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Book of Zephaniah

McClintock and Strong: Zephaniah, Book Of,; Zephaniah

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Zephaniah

The Jewish Encyclopedia: Zephaniah

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Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries & Study Bibles

Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Zephaniah

Tim Challies Best Commentaries:

Commentary Reviews: Zephaniah

Walter Kaiser-Preacher’s Commentary

Biblehub Commentaries: Zephaniah

Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Zephaniah

Matthew Henry: Zephaniah

Albert Barnes Notes: Zephaniah

Reformation Study Bible Notes: Zephaniah

Geneva Study Bible: Zephaniah

Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Zephaniah

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Section 6: Articles

Articles

The Message of Zephaniah An Urgent Echo — Greg A. King

The Day of the Lord in Zephaniah — By Greg A. King

The Remnant in Zephaniah (1995)– Greg A. King

The Remnant in Zephaniah (1994) — Greg A. King

The Historical Testimony of the Prophet Zephaniah – H Ferguson

Literary Look at Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah by Richard D. Patterson

Zephaniah’s Day of the LORD – Jonathan Patterson

Zephaniah: Protology in Eschatology – Mark A Winder

Zephaniah 1:7, 14 The Prophet’s Watchword: Day of the LORD-Richard Mayhue

The Commanding Importance of the Prophetic Scriptures – Charles Feinberg

D. Rudman, “A Note on Zephaniah,” Biblica 80 (1999): 109-112.

Additional Articles On Zephaniah at Bible.org

Hampton Keathley: The Minor Prophets

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Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

Book of Zephaniah – Bible Survey

What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?

Who are the Chemarim / Chemarims in Zephaniah 1:4?

What does it mean to worship the starry host or the host of the heavens (Zephaniah 1:5)?

When did Moab and Ammon eventually worship the Lord (Zephaniah 2:11)?

What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders (Zephaniah 3:4)?

What does it mean that God will rejoice over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)?

Who was Baal?

What is the day of the Lord?

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Section 8: Next

Next: Haggai

Previous: Habakkuk

Series: Resources by Book

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