Zephaniah
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Books of the Minor Prophets Timeline
B.C. DATE 840-830 BIBLE BOOK: OBADIAH MEANING OF NAME: Worshipper of YHVH CHAPTERS: 3 THEME OF BOOK: The Day of the Lord AUDIENCE: Israel, Northern Kingdom MAJOR SINS: Against Edom, Edom cheered when Judah was taken captive 730-750 BIBLE BOOK: JOEL MEANING OF NAME: YHVH is God CHAPTERS: 3 THEME OF BOOK: Day of the… Continue reading
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Interesting Facts About Zephaniah
MEANING: “Yahweh Hides.” AUTHOR: Zephaniah TIME WRITTEN: Between 640 and 612 B.C. POSITION IN THE BIBLE: 36th Book in the Bible 36th Book in the Old Testament 14th of 17 books of Prophecy (Isaiah – Malachi) 9th of 12 minor prophets (Hosea-Malachi) 30 Books follow it CHAPTERS: 3VERSES: 56WORDS: 1,476 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT ZEPHANIAH: Zephaniah’s Background:… Continue reading
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Part 2- Understanding the significance of Minor Prophets books
We have seven remaining prophets, which can be categorized into two groups: four addressed the southern kingdom of Judah, while three are known as the post-exilic prophets. Let’s focus on the first group of four today: Joel, Micah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Four minor prophets spoke to the southern kingdom of Judah, warning them about the… Continue reading
