Zep 3:15 | KingComments | STEP | In view of the future happy day, Zion is called to be cheerful, to sing, and to rejoice ( ). “The time has arrived for singing” ( ). All the heart is focused on the LORD and His deeds in favor of them and can therefore be full of joy. In the reason for the joy of is given. The judgments are over; every opponent has been conquered and removed and cleared away. It is not possible for the enemy to rise again and attack again. The guarantee for this is that “the King of Israel, the LORD”, that is the Lord Jesus, is in their midst. Where He is and rules, evil has no chance of ever asserting itself again (cf. ).

‏ Zephaniah 3:15

Joy for Israel

In view of the future happy day, Zion is called to be cheerful, to sing, and to rejoice (Zep 3:14). “The time has arrived for singing” (Song 2:12). All the heart is focused on the LORD and His deeds in favor of them and can therefore be full of joy.

In Zep 3:15 the reason for the joy of Zep 3:14 is given. The judgments are over; every opponent has been conquered and removed and cleared away. It is not possible for the enemy to rise again and attack again. The guarantee for this is that “the King of Israel, the LORD”, that is the Lord Jesus, is in their midst. Where He is and rules, evil has no chance of ever asserting itself again (cf. Nah 1:9).