Lectionary Calendar
Friday, September 13th, 2024
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Bible Commentaries
F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary Meyer's Commentary
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Bibliographical Information
Meyer, Frederick Brotherton. "Commentary on Zephaniah 2". "F. B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/fbm/zephaniah-2.html. 1914.
Meyer, Frederick Brotherton. "Commentary on Zephaniah 2". "F. B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/
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Verses 1-15
Meekness Saves, Pride Destroys
Zephaniah 2:1-15
The nation, on the whole, had no remorse, no desire for God; but there were a few meek and lowly souls, and the hope was held out to them that they would be hidden from the coming overthrow. God discriminates in His judgments, and sends His angels to conduct Lot out of Sodom. The judgment of the surrounding nations occupies Zephaniah 2:4-15 . Philistia, Moab, Amnion, Ethiopia and Assyria, are mentioned. God never forgets the treatment meted out to His people by their foes, Zephaniah 2:8-10 . The captivity of Israel would be turned again, but there was no hope of recovery for the peoples that had rejoiced in their overthrow. What a picture is given in Zephaniah 2:11 of famished gods! It seemed incredible that great Nineveh should become a wilderness, yet so it has been for centuries. Whenever an individual or nation dwells carelessly, destruction is not far away.