Manger Things Week 4

During the time of the prophet, Zephaniah, Judah had so polluted itself with violence, injustice, idolatry, and religious pretense, that God’s righteous judgment was set in motion. Like a floodgate about to break, the wrath of God’s judgment was about to burst upon Jerusalem and all of Judah. Zephaniah spoke at a time when the leaders and those of influence had led the people into horrific pagan worship practices, mistreatment of the poor, civil degradation, and economic greed while shaking a defiant fist to God’s holy ways.