Bible (ASV) 36: Zephaniah

Bible (ASV) 36: Zephaniah

by American Standard Version

The superscription of the Book of Zephaniah attributes its authorship to “Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah” (1:1, NRSV). All that is known of Zephaniah comes from the text. The superscription of the book is lengthier than most and contains two features. The name Cushi, Zephaniah’s father, means ‘Ethiopian’. In a society where genealogy was considered extremely important because of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, the author may have felt compelled to establish his Hebrew lineage. In fact, this lineage is traced back to Hezekiah, who was king of Judah. The author of Zephaniah does not shrink from condemning the Cushites or Ethiopians. Chapter 2:12 contains a succinct but unequivocal message: “You also, O Ethiopians, / Shall be killed by my sword.” Zephaniah’s familial connection with King Hezekiah may have also legitimized his harsh indictment of the royal city in 3:1-7. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Author

The American Standard Version (ASV), officially Revised Version, Standard American Edition, is a Bible translation into English that was completed in 1901 with the publication of the revision of the O...

More on American Standard Version

Download eBooks

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Ella Clinton Cover image

Ella Clinton by Martha Finley

The Story of Ella Clinton who regardless of her desire to be good is ruled by her passions. Then one day she submits her desires to the only source of...

The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, Heaven Cover image

The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, Heaven by Fr. Martin Von Cochem

It explores the fundamental themes of Christian theology. Written in the seventeenth century, this book has continued to captivate readers with its co...

 The Great Controversy Cover image

The Great Controversy by Ellen White

The Great Controversy is a book by Ellen G. White, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and held in esteem as a prophetess or mess...

Conciliatory or Irenical Animadversions on the Controversies Agitated in Britain under the Unhappy Names of Antinomians and Neonomians Cover image

Conciliatory or Irenical Animadversions on the Controversies Agitated in Britain under the Unhappy Names of Antinomians and Neonomians by Hermann Witsius

The Antinomian-Neonomian controversy of the 17th century was initiated by the republication of a set of sermons by Tobias Crisp entitled "Christ alone...

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit (Tobias) Cover image

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit (Tobias) by Douay-Rheims Version

The book tells the alleged story of a righteous Israelite of the Tribe of Naphtali named Tobit living in Nineveh after the deportation of the northern...

Götzendämmerung Cover image

Götzendämmerung by Friedrich Nietzsche

Diese kleine Schrift ist eine grosse Kriegserklärung; und was das Aushorchen von Götzen anbetrifft, so sind es dies Mal keine Zeitgötzen, sondern ewig...

When the Holy Ghost Is Come Cover image

When the Holy Ghost Is Come by Samuel Logan Brengle

"The Holy Spirit is the power of God that transforms lives and empowers believers to live a victorious Christian life. In When the Holy Ghost Is Come,...

On the Incarnation Cover image

On the Incarnation by Athanasius of Alexandria

It is a defense of the orthodox Christian doctrine of the incarnation, which holds that Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully human. The book was...

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: 1 Maccabees Cover image

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: 1 Maccabees by Douay-Rheims Version

1 Maccabees is an apocryphal/deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probably about 1...

Bible (ASV) 08: Ruth Cover image

Bible (ASV) 08: Ruth by American Standard Version

During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem - Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chili...

Reviews for Bible (ASV) 36: Zephaniah

No reviews posted or approved, yet...