Study Questions

Names of God: El Gibbor

November 9, 2025

Zephaniah 3:16-17

Study Questions

1.    Read Zephaniah 3:16-17. What strikes you about this passage? The Lord is called our ‘victorious warrior’. How do the following passage support this description? See: Deuteronomy 10:17-18; Isaiah 9:6; Nehemiah 9:32a.

2.    The Lord instructed the Israelites to not be afraid. What are some fears or anxieties that you are currently facing? What does it mean to you that the Lord is your ‘victorious warrior’?

3.    Read the supportive passages below and describe how they help you understand the following:

a. El Gibbor is in your ‘midst’.

Psalm 46:1; Psalm 23:4. 

b. El Gibbor takes great delight in you.

Ps. 149:4; Jeremiah 32:41.

c. El Gibbor will quiet you with His love.

Matthew 8:23-27; Matthew 11:28-30.

d. El Gibbor will rejoice over you with singing.

Isaiah 62:4; Psalm 149:4.

4.    Knowing the Lord is our El Gibbor, how are we instructed to face our battles? See: 1 Peter 4:12-13; Rom. 12:17-19; 2 Chronicles 20:1-23.

5.    What hope do you find in this study and how can you apply it to your life this week?