Zephaniah
Introduction

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Injustice
Cruelty and Violence
Intolerance
Absurdities
Prophecy
Language
Contradictions
Women
Family Values
Interpretation
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Violence and Cruelty in Zephaniah

1. God plans to kill every living thing. 1:2-3

2. God will "cut off" all those who "have not sought the Lord" or who worship another god. 1:4-6

3. God 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

4. God will kill all the inhabitants of the sea coast. 2:5

5. God will destroy Moab and Ammon just like he did to Sodom and Gomorrah. 2:9

6. God will be "terrible" to humans and will "famish all the gods." 2:11

7. God will kill the Ethiopians with his own sword. 2:12

8. God destroyed entire cities, killing all the inhabitants. 3:6

9. "All of the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy." 3:8