A CALL TO REJOICE. Margin, "He will be silent," or "keep silence in His love." By the extent of suffering which we are willing to undergo for the person beloved.4. But God changeth not. IT IS THE JOY OF GIVING. "The mighty God, the King, is in the midst of me. "The mighty God, the King, is in the midst of me. He doeth what He will with His own, and all things are His. It is the rest of a Divine foreknowledge and purpose. To all human seeming things are left to take their course. Believers may be encouraged to smile defiance at every attempt to separate them from the love of God. No encouragement is therefore given here to open transgressors, or to persistent backsliders. Commentary. He will stop the music of glory, and hush the converse of the angels, to hear it stealing up to His throne. "He will rest in His love." It was great to make a soul like ours; how much greater to redeem! No greater mistake can be made than that of supposing a Christian's life is a period of continual sunshine. No encouragement is therefore given here to open transgressors, or to persistent backsliders. Of old the Psalmist said that his soul was silent in its calm expectancy for God's salvation. held that love is the attraction to each other of twin souls, made each for the other, and moving towards each other; until each finds in the other the complement and supply of the needs of its own nature. God loves not His people more or less at one time than another.IV. To all human seeming things are left to take their course. He is in their midst. THE LORD GOD IN THE MIDST OF THEE IS MIGHTY. (Author of "Footsteps of Jesus. Will it be no aggravation of our guilt in the day of judgment to have despised such a loving and gracious God?3. )God's people comfortedJames Begg, D. D.No sooner had Zephaniah laid open the abounding wickedness of Judah than he pointed forward to brighter scenes — to the returning suppliants, under the power of the Spirit, ashamed of their doings, to the remnant of Israel, which shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies. They are His by choice, by purchase, by a new creation, by covenant. Man and Woman in the Image of God But His yearning for us is greater than His hatred of our sin.III. But a much wider circle than the chosen race may appropriate the blessed comfort of these words. (Robert Muter. God cannot do without His children; He finds His joy in them.I. A number taken from two classes of His own rational creatures are distinguished as the objects of His love, — elect angels and elect men. Man is often alienated from the object of his affections, either by means of some unexpected evil He has discovered, or through his own fickleness and inconstancy. This is God's joy in His providence.III. in the. )Christ's joy in His people: — In the time of Zephaniah the iniquity of the Jews was very great, and as a nation they were fast ripening for punishment. )He will rest in His loveThe Almighty resting in His loveDaniel Moore, M. A.God rules in an unquiet world. HE WILL REJOICE OVER THEE WITH JOY. God is with us, so sing this Christmas, and don’t be afraid or ashamed anymore! HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING. His people are His by creation, purchase, adoption, and by a begun and progressive sanctification. He doeth what He will with His own, and all things are His. The character is transformed, but not the character only; all life is made new when one becomes -a child of God. )LinksZephaniah 3:17 NIVZephaniah 3:17 NLTZephaniah 3:17 ESVZephaniah 3:17 NASBZephaniah 3:17 KJVZephaniah 3:17 Bible AppsZephaniah 3:17 ParallelZephaniah 3:17 Biblia ParalelaZephaniah 3:17 Chinese BibleZephaniah 3:17 French BibleZephaniah 3:17 German BibleZephaniah 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)The feelings with which He saves.2. Yet is He ever at rest. IT IS THE JOY OF A STRONG BEING. What is this salvation? This salvation is begun. Have no end, no aim, no wish, but to please and honour the God of your salvation. When we are told, then, that God's love will be a silent one, we know that it is too intense, too deep, too infinite to find expression. HE WILL REJOICE OVER THEE WITH JOY. The logs of which the hut was built, its floors, its doors, its roof, its furniture — all were changed to sider by this magic lamp. Not in receiving, but in giving, is found the highest and deepest joy. III. Web Page by C H Spurgeon. There is nought in the contemplation of the natural man to call forth the joy of the Saviour.IV. But His yearning for us is greater than His hatred of our sin.III. This is a theme so sublime that we are scarcely able to form any conception of it. They are His by choice, by purchase, by a new creation, by covenant. Will it be no aggravation of our guilt in the day of judgment to have despised such a loving and gracious God?3. In our gladdest hours we can but dimly guess what is the bliss of an infinite Being. )LinksZephaniah 3:17 NIVZephaniah 3:17 NLTZephaniah 3:17 ESVZephaniah 3:17 NASBZephaniah 3:17 KJVZephaniah 3:17 Bible AppsZephaniah 3:17 ParallelZephaniah 3:17 Biblia ParalelaZephaniah 3:17 Chinese BibleZephaniah 3:17 French BibleZephaniah 3:17 German BibleZephaniah 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub. GOD'S POWER TO SAVE. Temporal deliverances are promised conditionally. But we may fearlessly rejoice in the inspiring revelation of the text, that society is necessary to the fulness of the Divine nature. (James Begg, D. D.)A duster of grapesF. From the fear of death and the dominion of the grave. This salvation is ensured. In our gladdest hours we can but dimly guess what is the bliss of an infinite Being. Zephaniah 3:18 "The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. Behold, then, the great Father of spirits reposing with delighted tranquillity on the appointments and provisions of Messiah's kingdom.2. There is much to excite their anxiety.2. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. "He will joy over thee with singing." If He should leave us to ourselves none of us would be saved. Referring to that time, the prophet calls for songs of hope.I. Zephaniah 3:17. Save from what? It must be a sight of the goodness of God, if anything, that will lead a man to repentance. 2. The incarnation and atonement are but the self-giving of God.IV. Then, if these things be so, let me say, "What manner of persons ought we to be, in all holy conversation and godliness?". And we have the whole past experience of the Christian Church to prove the truth of the text. )The unchangeable nature of God's love to manRobert Muter.God is not only lovely and loving, He is pure unmixed love itself. CONSIDER WHAT CHRIST HAS ALREADY DONE FOR HIS PEOPLE. How hopeful are you for the future? Not in receiving, but in giving, is found the highest and deepest joy. What should you render unto the Lord for all His benefits? Your foes may be numerous as the devils in hell, strong and wily; but He will save. In our gladdest hours we can but dimly guess what is the bliss of an infinite Being. But God changeth not. Thoresby. I. A number taken from two classes of His own rational creatures are distinguished as the objects of His love, — elect angels and elect men. This is an indisputable fact. "HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING." By the prominence given to the object beloved.II. There is nought in the contemplation of the natural man to call forth the joy of the Saviour.IV. There will be no voluntary transference of Divine love from one object, or one class of objects, to another.III. iii. As we need God, so does God need us. They embrace a mighty compass. (2)His purpose to save. GOD'S DELIGHT IN HIS PEOPLE. God cannot do without His children; He finds His joy in them.I. Slackness is opposed to zeal and diligence. As God's love always has been, so it will always continue to be, of the same extent and dimensions. What would that mean to you; how would it change you? 1. V. IT IS AN EXCELLENT JOY. He will stop the music of glory, and hush the converse of the angels, to hear it stealing up to His throne. THE LORD GOD IN THE MIDST OF THEE IS MIGHTY. He takes the matter into His own hands, and determines to save those whom He has given to His Son. )The unchangeable nature of God's love to manRobert Muter.God is not only lovely and loving, He is pure unmixed love itself. "Fear thou not." All the deepest emotion is silent. Will it be no aggravation of our guilt in the day of judgment to have despised such a loving and gracious God?3. He has saved us from the penalty of sin. HIS DELIGHT TO SAVE. The outward conditions and circumstances may be the same, but they shine now with a new beauty.He will saveMighty to saveAuthor of "Footsteps of Jesus. Learn —1. The margin suggests an exquisite alternative, "He will be silent in His love." III. The obligation that lies upon believers to serve the Lord. He is in the midst of His Church, so that it shall not be moved. IN THE FRUITS OF HIS LOVE. The obligation that lies upon believers to serve the Lord. HIS DETERMINATION TO SAVE. Ten times over in this chapter God assures His people of what He will most certainly do on their behalf. WHAT IS SAID BY WAY OF EXHORTATION. Not merely will He feel an inward pleasure; but as a man, overjoyed at any event, involuntarily expresses his joy by singing, or some other outward token, so will God manifest His pleasure to the returning soul. — Zephaniah iii. He takes the matter into His own hands, and determines to save those whom He has given to His Son. As God took the side of His people against their foes, and will do so again in the final struggle, when His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives, so will He take our side against our sins. ")He will rejoice over thee with joyGod's joy in salvationWilliam Jay., J. He will save.III. 1. The High and Holy One who inhabiteth eternity has taken up His abode in my heart." To banish every alarming apprehension. (Daniel Moore, M. (George Elliott. III. The danger of dying in an unconverted state. It will break silence presently; but in the meanwhile be still, and know that God is love.IV. God cannot do without His children; He finds His joy in them.I. 3. And this marvellous indwelling — more wonderful than if an angel were to indwell an emmet or a humming-bird — is not dependent on frames or feelings or aught in us; but endures through all our changes and fluctuations unto the eternal ages. In this sense God rested from His work of creation. He will save.III. It is as impossible that this love in itself, or in the essence of it, can ever be anything different from what it is, or hath been, as it is that God Himself can ever be anything different from what He is now, or hath been from eternity. II. )LinksZephaniah 3:17 NIVZephaniah 3:17 NLTZephaniah 3:17 ESVZephaniah 3:17 NASBZephaniah 3:17 KJVZephaniah 3:17 Bible AppsZephaniah 3:17 ParallelZephaniah 3:17 Biblia ParalelaZephaniah 3:17 Chinese BibleZephaniah 3:17 French BibleZephaniah 3:17 German BibleZephaniah 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)To pardon. This abstaining from interference is observable in the general order of earthly affairs, and in the lot of individual believers. This is God's joy in His providence.III. There is something in us which satisfies Him, and without which His nature would not be perfectly content. HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING. How hopeful are you for the future? A number taken from two classes of His own rational creatures are distinguished as the objects of His love, — elect angels and elect men. Then, if these things be so, let me say, "What manner of persons ought we to be, in all holy conversation and godliness?"(J. "These words are full of encouragement.I. The incarnation and atonement are but the self-giving of God.IV. It must be a sight of the goodness of God, if anything, that will lead a man to repentance. Everything after that is different. Zephaniah 3:14-20, Denomination: This resting of God in His own moral determination is often remarkably illustrated in Scriptures as in our Lord's delay in going to sick Lazarus.II. This salvation is ensured. In what of His love does God rest?I. As we need God, so does God need us. WHAT SAYS OUR TEXT CONCERNING HIS WORK? It is only for the heirs of salvation that this honour is reserved, and it is by them alone that true consolation is enjoyed. THE EXHORTATION WHICH GOD HERE ADDRESSES TO HIS PEOPLE. She pointed out that in Genesis 1 we read Regarding the passage as applicable to our great and glorious salvation, we are shown —, (1)His ability to save. They are His by choice, by purchase, by a new creation, by covenant. The text is spoken on the supposition that the people of God will often be overwhelmed with anxiety — that they shall "fear," and their "hands shall be slack." 2:10; [Rev. That believers ought to love their God with the greatest ardour and constancy of which they are capable.2. The evil of sin. B. Meyer, B. A.These words were primarily addressed to the daughter of Zion, to Israel the chosen people; and they undoubtedly foreshadow blessings which are yet to be realised. "The Lord thy God is mighty." Your past years, by repeated acts of indulgence, may have formed habits strong as iron bands; but He will save. The idea in the text is of Deity in repose — silent — looking calmly on all the disorders of the Church and the world, as knowing that there is one attribute of His nature which will suffice to rectify all things for the deliverance of His people.I. There is nought in the contemplation of the natural man to call forth the joy of the Saviour.IV. Then if God so rest in His love, how should we rest in it. THIS LOVE, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS IMPLIED IN IT. Zephaniah 3:17 - Hand-Lettered Scripture Print - Bella Scriptura Collection from Paperglaze Calligraphy "The Lord your God is with you; he is mighty to save. There He is to record His name; there He is by the sweet experience of His promises and there He is by the most abundant communications, beyond all they ask, of that grace which is requisite for their comfort. (3)The feelings with which He saves.2. Learn —1. God finds this blessedness in the work of redemption. The greatest feel His power, and the least are not exempt from His care. HIS DELIGHT TO SAVE. Not silent all the time. What are some of the notes of God's song? HE WILL REST IN THE DEGREE OF HIS WILL. This resting of God in His own moral determination is often remarkably illustrated in Scriptures as in our Lord's delay in going to sick Lazarus.II. When we are told, then, that God's love will be a silent one, we know that it is too intense, too deep, too infinite to find expression. (William Jay. THE LORD GOD IN THE MIDST OF THEE IS MIGHTY. Regarding the passage as applicable to our great and glorious salvation, we are shown —(1)His ability to save. This abstaining from interference is observable in the general order of earthly affairs, and in the lot of individual believers. Then, if these things be so, let me say, "What manner of persons ought we to be, in all holy conversation and godliness?"(J. HE WILL JOY OVER THEE WITH SINGING. They were to be up and doing. IN THE FRUITS OF HIS LOVE. In whatever manner God may act by them, His love is neither changed nor diminished.3. The greatest feel His power, and the least are not exempt from His care.II. (Daniel Moore, M. But if the mighty God is indeed in us, why is there so much weakness and failure in our lives? Mothering Sunday. cannot speak of the fruits of His love in detail. The Song of his Joy "He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing."--Zeph. "In the midst of thee." IT IS A SILENT JOY. The incarnation and atonement are but the self-giving of God.IV. In our gladdest hours we can but dimly guess what is the bliss of an infinite Being. "HE WILL SAVE." Martin Dale on Mar 30, 2019. based on 1 rating. GOD IS IN THY MIDST OF HIS PEOPLE TO SAVE THEM. Love, as it exists in Himself, is unchanging and ever-duringII. God loves not His people more or less at one time than another.IV. Well would it be if each Christian were to devote some portion, however brief, in each day, to meditation upon this marvellous fact. It will break silence presently; but in the meanwhile be still, and know that God is love.IV. How did first-century believers demonstrate their feelings for Paul after his conversion? )God's delight in saving soulsSkeletons of Sermons.A knowledge of ourselves will show us how much need we have of repentance; and a knowledge of God will encourage us to repent.I. Our love toward an object may be known by the direction of our thoughts; for on the beloved object our thoughts chiefly dwell.2. This salvation is ensured. Omond. Christ will show Himself as Saviour in the days to come, as truly as in days past. He will stop the music of glory, and hush the converse of the angels, to hear it stealing up to His throne. A. There is something in us which satisfies Him, and without which His nature would not be perfectly content. 2. "He will rest in His love." There is always a firm footing there. His people are His by creation, purchase, adoption, and by a begun and progressive sanctification. I am God-tenanted, God-possessed. But a much wider circle than the chosen race may appropriate the blessed comfort of these words. We may make God glad. ")He will rejoice over thee with joyGod's joy in salvationWilliam Jay., J. He does not destroy our free agency; but He overcomes our reluctance, and draws us to Himself by an operation no less powerful than that which He exerted in raising His Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead.III. It will break silence presently; but in the meanwhile be still, and know that God is love.IV. IV. God finds this blessedness in the work of redemption. He takes the matter into His own hands, and determines to save those whom He has given to His Son. But this contentment of God with the results of His own doings was to receive a yet higher illustration. The character is transformed, but not the character only; all life is made new when one becomes -a child of God. Love, as it exists in Himself, is unchanging and ever-duringII. IT IS A SILENT JOY. New King James Version Update. Zephaniah 3:17, Zephaniah offers powerful hope for the future: hope of forgiveness, hope of freedom from fear, hope of salvation and hope of love, Sermon - Zephaniah 3 v14-20 It does not exclude temporal preservation and deliverance. When we are told, then, that God's love will be a silent one, we know that it is too intense, too deep, too infinite to find expression. We may make God glad. They embrace a mighty compass. Cross references. Here we are told that God is silent in His brooding tenderness. His people are His by creation, purchase, adoption, and by a begun and progressive sanctification. The greatest feel His power, and the least are not exempt from His care.II. No encouragement is therefore given here to open transgressors, or to persistent backsliders. (3)To make His people holy. There will be no voluntary transference of Divine love from one object, or one class of objects, to another.III. But He will save — He is inclined, He is engaged. There is nought in the contemplation of the natural man to call forth the joy of the Saviour.IV. God loves not His people more or less at one time than another. This salvation is ensured. 4. The study included a Gallop survey, which identified four distinct views of God's personality and interaction with the world. Zephaniah, whose name means “the Lord protects” or “the Lord treasures,” was of royal birth, since the genealogy in verse 1 lists him as the great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah. Everything after that is different. He is in the midst of His Church, so that it shall not be moved. We may make God glad. To banish every alarming apprehension. This love has numerous objects. Then we may expect Him to accomplish the four blessed "I wills" of this precious verse.I. "In the midst of thee." Mediator, Advocate, Captain, Surety, Head, King of Saints, etc.III. By the extent of suffering which we are willing to undergo for the person beloved.4. He will save.III. GOD'S WORK UPON THE EARTH. Man is often alienated from the object of his affections, either by means of some unexpected evil He has discovered, or through his own fickleness and inconstancy. In our gladdest hours we can but dimly guess what is the bliss of an infinite Being.