Zephaniah was a 7th century Hebrew prophet. He is known as the author of the book of Zephaniah, one of the twelve short prophetic books. However, some scholars believe that some sections of chapters two and three were added on later. It was written during the time of the Judean king Josias.
Chapter one starts off with a gathering of all the inhabitants of world including Judea and Jerusalem, to face judgment and total destruction. No hope is given and no one is to be spared. The story is chapter one is a complete reversal of the creation story. The order of the creation story went fish, birds, beats, and then man. Here man will be destroyed first, the beasts, birds, and finally fish. Zephaniah writes that G-d is angry with Judah because of their Idolatry, alliances with foreign powers, violence and injustice, and deism, which means the belief that G-d was not involved in human affairs. The Day of the Lord is described as a day of utter darkness and gloom and of cosmic......
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