Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Zephaniah+002   Zephaniah 2 (ESV) Judgment on Judah’s Enemies 1 Gather together, yes, gather, O shameless nation, 2 before the decree takes effect —before the day passes away like chaff— before there comes upon you the burning anger of the Lord, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the Lord. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Zephaniah+001   ZEPHANIAH INTRODUCTION The reign of King Manasseh of Judah was the time of greatest corruption, injustice and paganism in Judah’s history. But Manasseh’s grandson King Josiah reasserted the nation’s faith and obedience to God and its independence from foreign empires. One reason for this seems to be that a […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Habakkuk+003   Habakkuk 3 (ESV) 16 I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord 17 Though the fig tree should not […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Habakkuk+002   Habakkuk 2 (ESV) 1 I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith 2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Habakkuk+001   HABAKKUK INTRODUCTION Near the time of the transition from the Assyrian to the Babylonian empires (late 7th century BC), the prophet Habakkuk engaged in a profound dialogue with Israel’s God. The form of his book is a short series of complaints, or laments, followed by the divine responses. When […]