From Persia to Promise
This return was partly prompted by a world-wide rise of antisemitism which culminated in the Book of Esther, events which occurred just before the coming of Ezra to Israel.
Excerpts from our Weekly Newsletter
Tongues Made Pure
This is how many rabbis understood Zephaniah 3:9. We read how a few of them in the Talmud (Berakhot 34b) and Midrash (Tanna Devei Eliyahu Rabba 8:2) interpreted this passage as referring primarily to a spiritual revival that will occur in the Messianic era.
The Eternal Lens
Who is the Word of the Lord but Yeshua Himself?
A Way to Escape the Wrath
A vital element in this passage on Pentecost is the tongues as of fire (…) For Israel this symbol came to represent a symbol of forgiveness and freedom.
The Fulfillment of Shavuoth: The Tongue Shaped Cloth
A vital element in this passage on Pentecost is the tongues as of fire (…) For Israel this symbol came to represent a symbol of forgiveness and freedom.
Jew and Gentile: First Fruits of the Wheat Harvest
Right at its birth, the Body of the Messiah amazed people because of its love, its commitment, its concerns not only for its own people, but for everyone else…
Bringing Them Back Home
How can prophecies like those of Zephaniah, spoken over 2,600 years ago, possibly refer to our time?
A Wake-Up Call
Let us now take note of the strong and timely warning the Lord, through Zephaniah, gives to Israel—and to all people…
Hidden for a Time
The names of prophets are often very relevant to the message they are called to convey. Let’s consider the names of those prophets, contemporary with Zephaniah…
Blind at His Departure
And while it is one of the shortest books of the Bible and the least quoted book of the prophets, Zephaniah has a tremendous message for us today…