ZEPHANIAH, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 9

March 14, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

The Lord is "upset" at the children of Israel (Judah) because they have again imported a strange and foreign custom into their worship practices. Our Text verse for today is Zephaniah 1:9. "In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on … [Continue reading]

ZEPHANIAH, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 7-8

March 12, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

So far the Book of Zephaniah has been a "mirror" on the sins of Judah around the year 600 BC, a veritable cultural expose! Today we learn of another act that has "upset" Almighty God. "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of … [Continue reading]

ZEPHANIAH, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 4-6

March 11, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Any Prophet is going to denounce sin. Just as God instructed Isaiah: "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and SHOW MY PEOPLE THEIR TRANSGRESSION, and THE HOUSE OF JACOB THEIR SINS." Isaiah 58:1 The godly Zephaniah is no … [Continue reading]

ZEPHANIAH CHAPTER 1, VERSE 3

March 10, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

I think I must "speed up" in our journey through the Book of Zephaniah! If not, we're going to be here two months! Not that such would be "wrong." It's just that I usually try to cover a different Text each month or so. Most often, in a verse by … [Continue reading]

ZEPHANIAH, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 2

March 9, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

In our last Lesson (yesterday) I mentioned but failed to emphasize the fact that our Prophet Zephaniah ministered "in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah." Zephaniah 1:1, an important fact. King Josiah, a good man, reigned 31 years. So, … [Continue reading]