Zephaniah the Zealot – Part 1

Zephaniah the Zealot – Part 1 Zeph 1:1 The word of vuvh which came unto Tzephanyah the son of Kushi, 1 the son of Gedalyahu, the son of Amaryah, the son of Hizkiyah, in the days of Yoshiyahu the son of Amon, melech of Yahudah. 2 I will utterly sweep all things from eretz Yisrael, says vuvh. 3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the shamayim, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off eretz Yisrael, says vuvh. 4 I will also stretch out My hand upon Yahudah, and upon all the inhabitants of Yahrushalayim; and I will cut off the remnant of Ba’al from this place, and the name of the leading Kohanim of idolatry with the Kohanim; From the Tanakh: יהוה is the Divine Warrior that leads the heavenly host in great battles against His enemies winning with cosmic weapons of: thunder, darkness, falling stones, earthquakes, water – terror and panic pursue His victims. 1 Sam 7:10:  And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but יהוה  thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel. Exo 14:20: and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night. Josh 10:11: And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that יהוה cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Josh 24:7: And when they cried out unto יהוה, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days. Judg 5:4 יהוה , when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water. This whole intricate idea of the Divine warrior is laid prophetically bare in Deut. 20 in the laws concerning warfare. Deu 20:1  When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Deu 20:2  And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people. A few Syriac Gk variant readings of : Matt 27:15 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. 16  And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17  When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Yahusha Bar abba, or Yahusha who is called Moshiach? Ye do the deeds of your father…Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, Deut 20:5  And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6 And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof. 7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. Yahusha did not fulfill these words precisely because of what the texts says: V.5 He’s still building His house and has not yet dedicated it as one stick V.6 He has planted a vineyard (Israel) and not yet redeemed it (Matt 21:33) V. 7 He is betrothed but not yet married to His bride (Rev 21:9) When Yahusha res