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]

ZEPHANIAH, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 1

March 8, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Yes, we're going to notice the book of Zephaniah, small as it is. Forgotten as it is. Uninteresting (apparently) to many as it is. But still in the Bible, Old Testament, a so-called Minor Prophet. The Prophecy of Zephaniah (as a Body of … [Continue reading]