The Importance of Revealing God in Chapter 1

Zephaniah 1.17: God announces, I will bring distress on mankind so that they shall walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Stage 1 of Zephaniah's exhortation includes a charge to bundle or gather together in submission to the Lord. The primary exhortation develops in two stages. Seek the Lord together to avoid punishment and wait for the Lord to enjoy satisfying salvation.