1. Zephaniah 1:1 (ESV)
  2. Sermon suggestions

Teaching a lesson that covers both the background of Zephaniah as well as the content of 1:1

Zephaniah 1:1 (ESV)

1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

Teaching a Bible lesson that covers both the background of Zephaniah as well as the content of 1:1 could follow a threefold structure:

  • the nature of the prophecy

  • the messenger of the prophecy

  • the season of the prophecy