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Zephaniah describes renewal with the image of God rejoicing over the people, echoing Deuteronomy where God rejoices and blesses Israel with prosperity. While Deuteronomy also reminds of judgment, Zephaniah focuses only on restoration.
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1000+ CE
Deuteronomy 30:9
Hebrew Bible
7 Then the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies, on those who hate you and persecute you. 8 You will return and obey the Lord, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today. 9 The Lord your God will make the labor of your hands abundantly successful and multiply your children, the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord will once more rejoice over you to make you prosperous just as he rejoiced over your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him with your whole mind and being. 11 “This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.
Date: 750–400 BCE (based on scholarly estimates)
Zephaniah 3:17
Hebrew Bible
15 The Lord has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel’s king, the Lord, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster. 16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic! 17 The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.” 18 “As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals—I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you. 19 Look, at that time I will deal with those who mistreated you. I will rescue the lame sheep and gather together the scattered sheep. I will take away their humiliation and make the whole earth admire and respect them.
Date: 600–501 BCE (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... ‘He will rejoice over you with singing’ in Zephaniah 3:17 is reminiscent of two verses in Deuteronomy, these being 28:63 which says ‘As he rejoiced over you to do good … Yahweh will rejoice over you to destroy you’ and 30:9 which says: ‘Yahweh will return to rejoice over you for good.’ The first verse mentioned, if the allusion was picked up on by the audience, could have brought to mind a hidden overtone of judgement but Zephaniah, maybe significantly, chooses to omit this here and concentrate rather on salvation ..."
Susan Pearson, Zephaniah: Plagiarist or Skilled Orator? (Dallas: SIL International, 2011), 46.
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Zephaniah 3:17 states: 'The word of the LORD came unto Zephaniah: "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.' The verse is propounded nicely in this article.
Zephaniah 3:17 states: 'The word of the LORD came unto Zephaniah: "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.' The verse is propounded nicely in this article.Th ...
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God exulted over Zephaniah with loud singing.' We have to sing songs of praises of Him; as angels, & others .The following verses highlight it_:
1) Angels glorify God.
(Luke 2:13-14 ) states :' When the angel of The Lord gave a sign to the shepherds about Jesus' birth, suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God & saying, “Glory to God in the highest, & on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
!!) St. John saw in heaven angel's glorifying God .
(Revelation 5 : 9) states :'Seven angels sang the song of the Lamb:“Worthy are you to take the scroll & to open its seals, for you were slain, & by your blood you ransomed people for God from
every tribe, language & nation.'
“Great & amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just & true are your ways, O King of the nations."( Revelation 15 : 3 )
!!!) Seraphim.= (an angelic being ) sings :
( Isaiah 6 : 2-3 ) states :' Each seraphim had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he
covered his feet, & with two he flew.One called to another & said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!”
2) Moses & the Israelites sang.
( Exodus 14 : 30,31,15:1)states :'Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians ; & Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore & that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptia ns :Then Moses & the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. "
3) Some Levites,were musicians(1 Chronicles. 9 : 33).
( 1Chronicles 15:16) says :'David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps & cymbals.'
4) Disciples sang.
(Matthew 26 : 30) states :' When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.'
5) ( Acts 16 : 25) states :' About midnight Paul & Silas were praying & singing hymns to God &
the other prisoners were listening to them.'
6) (James 5:13) states :' Is any one among you happy? Let them sing songs of praise.'
7) (1 Corinthians 14:15) states :
' So what shall I do? I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.'
Psalmist says _:
' Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant & fitting to praise him!'
( Psalm 147:1)
'Sing to Him,sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.' (Psalm 105 : 2)
'Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song & sing praises! (Psalm 98 :4 )
' Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.'(Psa 95:1)
' Sing to the LORD a new song ; all the earth; praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. ' (Psalm 96:1-2)
(Isaiah 54:1) states :“Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst in to song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.'
(Ephesians 5:19) states :'Sing & make music from your heart to the Lord, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns & songs from the Spirit.'
We should sing among the gentiles, too As,
(Romans 15 : 9) says :' As it is written: “ I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of your name.”