Zephaniah 2.7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Zephaniah is here prophesying that the survivors of the day of wrath would inhabit the sea coast cities and raise flocks of sheep. During the era of the judges rule, Samson descended upon Ashkelon and smote thirty men (Jud 14.19) and to this day there are sites which are linked to Samson and Delilah. Ashkelon today is an Israeli city just north of the Gaza strip on the seacoast of the Mediterranean. This is one of the more than twenty-five details of Bible prophecy concerning the land of Israel that has been literally fulfilled.
Probability computers estimate that if a prophecy concerning a person, place, or event has twenty-five details, there is one chance in more than thirty-three million of its accidental fulfillment. And such prophecy must be (1) above the possibility of human collusion; (2) beyond the ability of human calculation; (3) proof against human coincidence; (4) above all possibility of human comprehension.
What inconceivable omniscience was behind the writing of the Bible! Twenty-five details also concerning the betrayal, trial, death, and burial of our Lord were fulfilled, fulfilled within twenty-four hours! And the fulfillment of the most remarkable prophecies of all time is predicted in the Bible for the rapidly approaching future! Hallelujah!
