ZEPHANIAH

NAME:   _________________________
I will do my best to read the book of Zephaniah during this month.
BACKGROUND: The book of Zephaniah deals with the fall of Judah by the coming of the Babylonians.
    CHAPTER ONE
  1. Who was king of Judah at this time?   ____________________________________
  2. God would stretch out His what over Judah?   ____________________________________
  3. What false god is noted here?   ____________________________________
  4. The people of Judah worshipped the stars of the heavens from on their what?   ____________________________________
  5. The people were told to hold their peace at the presence of the Lord. What was at hand?   ________   _______   _________   __________________
  6. God would punish all that were wearing what?   ______________________   ________________
  7. God would also punish those in Judah who had filled their masters houses with what?   ________________   and   ____________________
  8. The noise of a cry would come from where?   _____________   _________________
  9. God would search Jerusalem with what?   ____________________________________
  10. Those in Judah who were secure in their evil, said that the Lord will not do   ________________   neither will he do   ___________________.
  11. What words describe the day of the Lord coming in judgement on Judah?   ____________,   _______________,   ______________,   ________________,   _________________,   ___________________,   ____________________,   _____________   and   ___________   _________________
  12. What instrument would be used in this day of the Lord?   ____________________________________
  13. What two things could not deliver the people from this judgement of God?   _________________   and   ___________________
    14. CHAPTER TWO
  14. Before the Lord's anger in His day of judgement would come, the people should   ______________________   the Lord.
  15. What two things should the faithful in Judah seek?   __________________________   and   ______________________
  16. What four cities of the Philistines is cited?
    1. _______________________
    2. _______________________
    3. _______________________
    4. _______________________
  17. God heard the reproach of what nation?   ____________________________________
  18. What nation reviled against God?   ____________________________________
  19. God would destroy these two nations the same way he destroyed what other two cities?   ______________________   and   ______________
  20. What nation would be slain by the sword?   ____________________________________
    21. CHAPTER THREE
  21. What two words describe Jerusalem (Judah)?   _____________________   and   _____________________
  22. What did she not receive?   ____________________________________
  23. Her judges are like what animal?   ____________________________________
  24. Who polluted the sanctuary?   ____________________________________
  25. The unjust knows no what?   ____________________________________
  26. The Lord had come in judgement (chapter two) against these other nations. The Lord cut them off. He left their what desolate?   _________________
  27. Because of this the Lord said that Judah would what?   _______________________   him.
  28. From what nation would the daughters of those dispersed bring their offerings?   ____________________________________
  29. Those who would be left in Jerusalem after his judgement was passed would learn to what in the name of the Lord?   ____________________________________
  30. The remnant of those who were faithful to God in the midst of sinful Judah would no longer have what kind of tongue in them?   ____________________________________
  31. The king of Israel would come; he would rest in his what?   ____________________________________
  32. After Babylon, God would turn back their what?   ____________________________________