Day 204: Zephaniah's Warnings (2025)

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

As we begin reading the Book of Zephaniah, Fr. Mike draws our attention to the first five accusations Zephaniah declares against the people of Judah: idolatry, lack of prayer, poor leadership, superstitions, and lack of belief in God's judgment. Today we read Isaiah 28-29, Zephaniah 1-2, and Proverbs 11:9-12.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast,
0:07.3	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:10.5	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.1	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.4	discovering how the story of salvation unfold and how we fit into that story today. It is day 204, and we are reading Isaiah 28 and 29, Zefaniah 1 and 2 as well as Proverbs 11, verses 9 through 12. The Bible translation that I am reading from is the revised standard version in the second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year.
0:41.1	You can also subscribe to this podcast if you'd like to get daily episodes and updates and all
0:45.2	those kinds of things. And nonetheless, today is day 204. As I said, we are starting
0:50.8	Zephaniah 1 and 2. Zephaniah is a four-chapter book of prophecy, and it is great.
0:57.3	You're going to love it, as well as Isaiah 28 and 29 in Proverbs 11, verses 9 through 12.
1:05.5	The book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 28, warning to Jerusalem.
1:14.1	Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine
1:19.5	behold the lord has one who is mighty and strong like a storm of hail a destroying tempest like a storm of
1:27.0	mighty overflowing waters,
1:29.0	he will cast down to the earth with violence. The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
1:34.6	will be trodden underfoot, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty which is on the head of
1:39.6	the rich valley will be like a first ripe fig before summer. When a man sees it, he eats it up as soon as it is
1:46.6	in his hand. In that day, the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the
1:52.4	remnant of his people, and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment and strength to those
1:57.7	who turn back the battle at the gate. These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink.
2:04.8	The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink.
2:07.3	They are confused with wine.
2:09.0	They stagger with strong drink.
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