Lesson Summary:

Zephaniah declares God’s Judgment on the Nations and on Unrepentant Israel.

Focus Passage: Zephaniah 2:4-3:8

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Wrath on Judah’s Enemies (Zephaniah 2:4-15)

Principle: God Will Judge the Nations But Preserve His Believing Remnant.
Application: How does it encourage you to know that God will judge evil while blessing His believing remnant? How can you tell if you are part of the believing remnant?
Scripture Reference

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷The righteous cry, and the Lord hears And delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:15-18 (NASB)

II. Woe on Jerusalem and the Nations (Zephaniah 3:1-8)

- Principle: God’s Judgment will fall on Unbelieving Israel and all Nations.
- Application: Have you failed to see God’s goodness to you? Have you failed to heed His call for you to repent and turnaround?
- Scripture Reference

²²For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, Only a remnant within them will return; A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
²³For a complete destruction, one that is decreed, the Lord God of hosts will execute in the midst of the whole land.
Isaiah 10:22-23 (NASB)