1. Zephaniah 3:12 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean to “seek refuge in the name of the LORD”?

Zephaniah 3:12 (ESV)

12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD,

To seek refuge in the name of the Lord is to run to him for shelter. The humble and lowly will seek their refuge in the Lord and all that is represented in his name.1 This Lord is the eternal and covenant-keeping God, whose very name suggests that in him alone these people can find everything they need, in life or in death.2 To say it differently, the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10).