1. Who was Zephaniah? What does his name mean? Is there any significance to his name?

2. How would you describe the spiritual condition of Judah in the years leading up to Zephaniah’s ministry? (read 2 Kings 21).

3. In verse 1 we read “The WORD of Yahweh that came.” What does this short but important phrase tell us about God and humanity? (compare Isaiah 55:10–11, Amos 8:11–12, 1 Samuel 28:6; Mic 3:6; Ezekiel 7:26)