SCRIPTURE: ZEPHANIAH 2
God was calling all the nations to gather together: To seek the Lord, to seek righteousness and to seek humility so that they could be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.
AGAINST PHILISTIA (vs. 4-7)
Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Kerethite, Canaan will be destroyed.
AGAINST MOOAB AND AMMON (vs. 8-11)
Moab will become like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah and became a wasteland forever.
AGAINST CUSH (vs. 12)
Cushites will be slain by God’s sword.
AGAINST ASSYRIA (vs. 13-15)
Nineveh will be desolate and dry as dust.
THOUGHTS:
God punished the other nations because of their mistreatment of His people, their pride and worship of false gods. And by His mercy, he called the people to turn from their sins and seek the Lord. Only the meek and the humble will be hidden from God’s wrath.