Daily DEVOTIONAL

Zephaniah 3: Promises

December 20, 2024

Zephaniah 3,  Job 38:22-41,  John 20:1-9,  Revelation 17   Zephaniah 3:   Chapter 3 continues Zephaniah’s denouncement of God’s people, and God’s judgment upon sin and wickedness. In particular, the leaders of God’s people have let her down:  Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy;they do violence to the law (3:4)  But God, nonetheless, has a…

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