Zephaniah 3:14-20

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:

  • Chapter XI of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)

  • John Calvin's Commentary on Zephaniah.
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "God delights to show his love and great affection toward his Church."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "What makes a people holy, will make them happy."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "While thy carriage is as becomes my presence with thee, thou shalt neither fear, nor feel the like evils."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Incredible as the event may seem, your own eyes with delight shall see it. You will scarcely believe it for joy, but the testimony of your own eyes shall convince you of the delightful reality."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Kathryn Schifferdecker, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "This Sunday, we speak of joy, the joy of a people redeemed and restored, but also the joy of a God who is deeply invested in the life of the world."
  • Zephaniah 3:14-20, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Expository Notes, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Prof. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary. Click on links within this introduction.
  • Zephaniah 3:14-20, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "This passage captures the tension between the hope and conviction we hold in God’s future, and the radical change and re-shaping of our world that is required for this foreseen future to become a present reality."
  • Zephaniah 3:14-20, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "Rebels Redeemed," Chris Repp, Sabbatheology, The Crossings Community, 2009.
    • "But while we are bent on self-destruction, and no amount of threatening will change us, God is faithful even when we are not."
  • "Toward Home," Joanna M. Adams, The Christian Century, 2006.
    • "Sometimes in my own country I feel as if I am living in a foreign land. I am not referring to the ethnic and religious diversity of our nation, which is thereby made richer. I am referring to experiences that make me ask myself, 'Who are these people, and where did they learn to behave that way?'"
  • "Rejoice Anyway," William Dyrness, The Christian Century, 1994.
    • "...God's people learned to rejoice in God's presence, even or especially when there seemed little visible evidence to support it."
  • "Never Again: Zephaniah 3:15 and the Hope of Divine Judgment," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
    • "How do you understand God's judgment?"
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
    • "Learning a 'no fear' response to disaster is one thing and to have disasters removed from our response-ability is quite another."
  • "Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas (Year C)," Sponheim, Paul R., Word & World, 1994.
  • "The Joy of Forgiveness," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "How many times do people have parties only to complain about the company. It's unfortunate that people do not have reconciliation parties and celebrate joy!"
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  • Adams, Joanna M., "Toward Home," The Christian Century, 2006.
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  • Dorgan, Margaret, DCM, "Listen for the Festive Music," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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  • Dyrness, William, "Rejoice Anyway," The Christian Century, 1994.
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  • O'Driscoll, Herbert, "Night Music," The Christian Century, 2003.
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  • Putt, B. Keith, "Risking Love and the Divine 'Perhaps': Postmodern Poetics of a Vulnerable God," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2007.
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  • Sponheim, Paul R., "Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas (Year C)," Word & World, 1994.
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  • Tsevat Matitiahu, "Some Biblical Notes," Hebrew Union College Annual, 1952/53. (Section on translation of Zephaniah 3:17 begins on page 111.)
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  • Weise, Robert W., "Homiletical Helps on LW Series B - Epistles," Concordia Journal, 2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 417.)
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  • Clip Art, Zephaniah 3:15, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Zephaniah 3:17, Zephaniah 3:17, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
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    • "Restored Fortune," Zephaniah 3, The Work of the People, Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
• Hymns and Music:
  • "Sing, Zion's Daughter," hymn based on Zephaniah 3:14-20, Taylor Burton-Edwards, tune: MORNING SONG. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
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