Zephaniah

Zephaniah

Category: Minor Prophets

Written: c. 641 BC - 628 BC

By: Zephaniah

Topic: Prophecy and Judgment

Location: Judah

Purpose: To motivate repentance.

Outline (chapter)

• Judgment on Judah (1)

• Judgment on the Nations (2)

• Promise of Restoration (3)

Key Verse: The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. (Zephaniah 1:14)

Prophet: ​

• Zephaniah

• Prophesied to Judah

• 640 BC - 626 BC (During the reign of the righteous King Josiah of Judah; After the fall of the Northern Kingdom (Israel) to the Assyrians in 722 BC)

• Home/Location: Unknown (During Divided/S. Kingdom, 930 BC - 586 BC)

Categories: Bible, Old Testament, Minor Prophets