Zephaniah 1
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| Zephaniah 1:1 The word of the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. |
| V2 "I will utterly consume" is translated from the appearance of the word AlefSemochPie repeated twice.[1]
Ezekiel describe the beast of the same letters as the "abominable beasts". The stumbling block 4384 is וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת wə-ham-maḵ-šê-lō-wṯ |
1 idolatry
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| 4 Superstition pagan v1:9 trading ritual for righteousness, force for faith, form for fruit
V1:9 "violence" in the temple |
| V7-8 day of the LORD v1:14-18 ... see V2:1 CONSEQUENCES |
| v7 and 3:12 give us the theme about the people "Where they feed righteously and have no shame no fear.
Bloody cities do not offer the feasts of the LORD but the tables of iniquity of the wicked. |
| V1:12 Defection from belief in judgement v1:12 |
| Cognative dissonance and denial of God's judgement |
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1 ¶ The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; 6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
| Coming Judgment on Judah and the Great Day of the Lord |
| V2 "I will utterly consume" is translated from the appearance of the word AlefSamechPie repeated twice.[2] |
| v3 the word for stumblingblock[3] includes the VavTav[4] suggesting that it separates us from our faith.
Ezekiel describe the beast of the same letters as the "abominable beasts". |
| The "remnant of Baal" is like those who follow the error of Balaam and do the deeds of the Nicolaitans by the practices of the Chemarims the idolatrous priests[5] |
| These PRIESTS are always associated with Baal and idolatry along with an abandonment of the humility of Prayer... trading spiritual for emotional or the vanity of intellect. |
| Civil ruler who use the law force through fealty and contract by consent wear "foreign garments"/"clothed with strange apparel" seen in verse 8 and not wearing the "breeches" sewn by the people. |
| V1:9 Superstitions of the pagan who may say the believe but clearly are trading ritual for righteousness, force for faith, and form for fruit. Their false religion prays to men who exercise authority for the wages of unrighteousness bringing "violence" in the temple. |
| V7-8 day of the LORD v1:14-18 ... we will see Capt 2:1 the CONSEQUENCES |
| v7 and 3:12 give us the theme about the people "Where they feed righteously and have no shame no fear. |
| Legal title and why you do not own your house nor your does your labor belongs to you because of the gods like FDR and LBJ. All this because of the covetous practices that made you merchandise and curse your fathers children. And part of that curse comes because of their golden calf. |
| V1:12 Defection from belief in judgement v1:12 |
| Cognitive dissonance and denial of God's judgement |
| Bloody cities do not offer the righteous feasts of the LORD but the tables of iniquity and the covetous practices of the wicked. Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! |
| See Also Breeches, Fringes, Altars etc[6] |
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Zephaniah Chapter 1
The Coming Judgment on Judah
1 ¶ The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
5 And them that worship[7] the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship[7] and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham[8];
6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
The Day of the Lord Is Near
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
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- ↑ 0622 ^ףסא^ AlefSemechPei ‘acaph \@aw-saf’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-together 51, gather 86, assemble 15, rereward 5, misc 51; 200 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to gather, collect
- 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others)
- 1a3) to bring up the rear
- 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) to assemble, be gathered
- 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2)
- 1b2a) to be gathered to one’s fathers
- 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others)
- 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4)
- 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish
- 1c) (Piel)
- 1c1) to gather (harvest)
- 1c2) to take in, receive into
- 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst)
- 1d) (Pual) to be gathered
- 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
- א Alef Father-Son- begin- The Paradox: God and Man - (ox bull) [strength, leader, first] (Numeric value: 1)
- ס Samech The Eternal Cycle The circular symbolizes the fundamental truth described in the mystery of the ten statements [ prop... Support, turn] (Numeric value: 60)
- פ ף Pei Communication: The Oral Torah The mouth, blow, edge. [Mouth speak open word] (Numeric value: 80)
- 1a) (Qal)
- ↑ 0622 ^ףסא^ AlefSemechPei ‘acaph \@aw-saf’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-together 51, gather 86, assemble 15, rereward 5, misc 51; 200 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to gather, collect
- 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others)
- 1a3) to bring up the rear
- 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) to assemble, be gathered
- 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2)
- 1b2a) to be gathered to one’s fathers
- 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others)
- 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4)
- 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish
- 1c) (Piel)
- 1c1) to gather (harvest)
- 1c2) to take in, receive into
- 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst)
- 1d) (Pual) to be gathered
- 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
- א Alef Father-Son- begin- The Paradox: God and Man - (ox bull) [strength, leader, first] (Numeric value: 1)
- ס Samech The Eternal Cycle The circular symbolizes the fundamental truth described in the mystery of the ten statements [ prop... Support, turn] (Numeric value: 60)
- פ ף Pei Communication: The Oral Torah The mouth, blow, edge. [Mouth speak open word] (Numeric value: 80)
- 1a) (Qal)
- ↑ Strong's Number - 04384
Hebrew: מכשׁלה MemKafShinLamedHey
- Transliteration: makshêlâh
- Pronunciation: mak-shay-law'
- Definition: Feminine from 03782 kashal KafShinLamed to stumble, stagger, totter; a {stumblingblock} but only figuratively ({fall } enticement (idol)): - {ruin} stumbling-block.
- KJV Usage: ruin (1x), stumblingblocks (1x).
- Occurs: in verses: Isaiah 3:6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
- Zephaniah 1:3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
- ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די YodDalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- ↑ is וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת wə-ham-maḵ-šê-lō-wṯ VavHeyMemKafShinLamedVavTav
- ↑ 03649 כָּמָר kamar [kaw-mawr’] or (plural) כמרים from 03648 כְּמַר kamar to yearn; n m; [BDB-485b] TWOT on 996 }] an idolatrous priest (only in plural): - {Chemarims} (idolatrous) priests. AV-priest 1, idolatrous priests 1, Chemarims 1; 3
- 1) priest, idolatrous priest
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- Occurs: 3 times as we see in verses:
- 2 Kings 23:5 "And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven."
- Hosea 10:5 "The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it."
- Zephaniah 1:4 "I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;"
- ↑ 2 Peter 2:20-22 "For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. [21]For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. [22]But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
- Amos 7:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
- Acts 15:20 "But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood."
- Habakkuk 2:7 "Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?"
- Hosea 12:7 "He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
- Revelation 18:3 "For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies...."
- Matthew 15:14 "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 He yMemShinTavChetVavYodMem 07812 ^החשׁ^ shachah ShinChetHey \@shaw-khaw’\@ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2360} AV-worship 99, bow 31, bow down 18, obeisance 9, reverence 5, fall down 3, themselves 2, stoop 1, crouch 1, misc 3; 172
- 1) to bow down
- 1a) (Qal) to bow down
- 1b) (Hiphil) to depress (fig)
- 1c) (Hithpael)
- 1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
- 1c1a) before superior in homage
- 1c1b) before God in worship
- 1c1c) before false gods
- 1c1d) before angel
- 1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
- The word worshipper does not appear in the Old Testament except as a translation of abad which clearly means to serve. The common word for worship is shachah. Study Aboda.
- In the New Testament, the word for worship is proskuneo.
- 1) to bow down
- ↑ 04445 מַלְכָּם Malkam [mal-kawm’] or מלכום Milkowm [mil-kome’] from 04428 MemLamedKaf for 04432; n pr m; [BDB-575b] [{See TWOT on 1199 @@ "1199i" }] AV-Milcom 3, Malcham 1; 4 Milcom= "great king
- 1) the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
- 1a) also ‘Molech’
- 2) a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh
- 04428 מֶלֶךְ MemLamedKaf melek [meh’-lek] but can appear as בְּמַלְכָּֽם 04445 BeitMemLamedKafMem as we see in Zephaniah 1:5 from 04427, Greek 3197 Μελχι; n m/n pr m/n pr dei; [BDB-572b] [{See TWOT on 1199 @@ "1199a" }] AV-king 2518, royal 2, Hammelech 1, Malcham 1, Moloch 1; 2523
- n m
- 1) king
- n pr m
- 2) father of Jerahmeel
- n pr dei
- 3) Molech, god of the Ammonites
- 1) the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom