1. Zephaniah 1:5 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does the reference to swearing “by Milcom” recall earlier revelation?

Zephaniah 1:5 (ESV)

5 those who bow down on the roofs to the host of the heavens, those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,

This echoes the legislation of Deuteronomy, where God commanded Israel to fear the Lord, and “by his name” to swear (Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20).

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