The prophet Zephaniah penned a prophecy concerning the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in context of the soon coming “Day of the Lord”. It is of particular significance considering the current events surrounding the eventual fate of Gaza so prominent in today’s news. I’ve reproduced Zephaniah 2:3-7 in its entirety from the NASB below:
3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who have carried out His ordinances; seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’S anger.
4 For Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon a desolation; Ashdod will be driven out at noon and Ekron will be uprooted.
5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you so that there will be no inhabitant.
6 So the seacoast will be pastures, with caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah, they will pasture on it. In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening; For the LORD their God will care for them and restore their fortune.
It doesn’t sound too good for the current Gazans, does it?
Maranatha, Jim