The reason why this prophetic book is written is that it had become customary to worship other gods and engage in what the Bible calls idolatry. This means that they worshiped the sun, moons, stars or other objects instead of God. When they break the covenant they had made with God, God uses Zephaniah to tell them that they must face the consequences of their actions.
Zephaniah prophesies of what he calls the day of judgement. The term describes the day when the Lord will deal with all injustice, lies and immorality that people do, and that they must be accountable for what they have done. God's purpose is not to give vent to his anger, but to save the righteous from being dragged into the filth they are surrounded by. But most of all God wants that all repent, so he will not have to carry the consequences of people's breach of the covenant.
For the righteous “that day” will always be a relief. Therefore God tells people that he is in the midst of them, and there is even the inhabitants of the country should rejoice and rejoice, because God took away all the enemies and that God rejoiced over the people .
What does this book show about the character and
nature of God?
3:17 – mighty savior: 3:17 – rejoice over us
“For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs."
What does this book show about God’s redemptive
plan for mankind?
I think the scripture in 3:17-18 mentioned above is a description of
Gods redemptive plan because He is called a mighty savior, He will delight in
us with gladness and with His love He will calm all our fears.
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