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John 1

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^{John 1:1 [1]} Zephaniah's great-great-grandfather, Hezekiah, ruled Judah (the Southern Kingdom) from 715-686 B.C. He was a godly king who restored the temple and abolished pagan worship. He was also notable as the great warrior who defended Jerusalem from the attacking Assyrians, and the great builder who developed the Siloam tunnel and reservoir to enhance the fresh water supply of Jerusalem.

^{John 1:3 [2]} MT reads ruins.

^{John 1:4 [3]} One of the major male gods of Canaan. His female consort was Asherah.

^{John 1:5 [4]} The flat roofs of the houses were often used as convenient places of planetary worship (i.e. Sabeanism, astrology).

^{John 1:9 [5]} This may have a connection to the pagan custom mentioned in 1SM 5:5, or to the pagan belief that spirits resided in the threshold.

^{John 1:10 [6]} I.e. the lower, newer part of the city.

^{John 1:11 [7]} A shallow hollow that was a district in Jerusalem.

^{John 1:18 [8]} God's judgment and God's mercy are the twin themes of the prophets. In this dramatic passage, the Lord describes the destruction that will sweep the earth in the day of His wrath. Yet the LORD is true to His promises: the remnant will be restored (ZEP 3:18-20); the last day is also "the day of redemption" (EPH 4:30). See also MAT 24:31; JHN 14:3; 1TS 4:15-17.

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