“The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.”
The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah—the superscription establishes the prophecy as divinely-originated and dates it to King Josiah's reign (640-609 BCE), during a period of relative prosperity and religious reformation in Judah. The genealogy, unusually detailed for a minor prophet, may connect Zephaniah to royal lineage, suggesting prophetic authority from within the establishment. The prophetic word addresses a generation experiencing material security while spiritually complacent.
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