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Explore the book of Zephaniah, where the destiny of nations is in God's hands. Discover how God's intervention, seen as punishments, purifies His people and brings hope to the humble and afflicted.
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索福尼亞 “The Lord has hidden”
索福尼亞 • The destiny of the nations are in God’s hands. When the times comes (the day of YHWH) He will clean a people for Himself.
索福尼亞 • The day of YHWH is the time of his intervention understood here as “punishment” (1:14-18)
索福尼亞 • The humbles of the earth are those who belong to the remnant of Israel (2:3;7;9; 3:11-13) • Anawim.. Humble, afflicted, oppressed, those in need
索福尼亞 • The intervention of the Lord seen as “punishments” should be seen as acts of purification for his people (2:911)
索福尼亞 • The prophet ends again with the message of hope (3:9-20)