The author of the Prophecy is צְפַנְיָה/Zephaniah. An account of his name. A connected series of his ancestors, 1. He prophesied in the days of Josiah, a history of whose times is compared with the argument of this Prophecy, 2. The parts of the Prophecy are two: I. A Prophecy concerning the sins of the Jewish people, and the judgments threatening both them and other nations (Zephaniah 1:1-3:8). II. Promises made to the Church concerning the Kingdom of Christ (Zephaniah 3:9-20). A Synoptic Table of the book, and its Interpreters, Ancient, Reformed, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, 3.