Old Testament -> Zephaniah
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men ... their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Zephaniah 1:17
Zephaniah for Skeptics
God has great plans for us all. Here are some of the details.
• God plans to kill every living thing. 1:2
• He will “cut off” all those who “have not sought the Lord” or who worship another god. 1:4-6
• He “will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.” 1:8
• God doesn’t have night-vision, so he needs candles when he comes to punish the people that say, “The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.” 1:12
• “The great day of the LORD is near.” 1:14
• He will “bring distress upon men” so that they “walk like blind men.” He will pour out their blood like dust and “their flesh as dung.” 1:17
• He will kill all the inhabitants of the sea coast. 2:5
• He will destroy Moab and Ammon just like he did to Sodom and Gomorrah. 2:9
• He will kill the Ethiopians with his own sword. 2:12
• “Every one that passeth by her [Assyria] shall hiss, and wag his hand.” 2:15
• He brags about destroying cities and killing all of the inhabitants. 3:6
• “All of the earth shall be devoured with the fire” of God’s jealousy. 3:8
• The Singing God: “God will joy over thee with singing.” 3:17
- The Bible:Zephaniah 1
- The Bible:Zephaniah 2
- The Bible:Zephaniah 3
