Edom. The Jews understand this of the Romans; others apply it to themselves; but it seems to speak of the Idumeans. --- Ambassador, prophet, or angel; or God has suffered the passions of men to act. All is here animated. God appears leading on the various nations. (Calmet) --- He directed their thoughts to unite against Edom. (Worthington) --- Yet he did not approve of their ambition. (Haydock)
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET OBADIAH _Chronological Notes relative to this book, upon the supposition_ _that it was written about_ five hundred and eighty-seven _years_ _before the commencement of the Chr...
THE VISION OF OBADIAH - , i. e., of “the worshiper of God.” The prophet would be known only by that which his name imports, that he worshiped God. He tells us in this double title, through whom the pr...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS The brief prophecy of Obadiah is composed of two parts: Obadiah 1:1 concern Edom and its destruction and Obadiah 1:17 reveal the establishment of the kingdom in Israel and Isr...
OBADIAH 1:1 B. THE DESERVED DOWNFALL OF EDOM. The prophet declares that interpretation of current events which Yahweh has revealed to him. Other nations are combining against Edom (Obadiah 1:1) and Ya...
OBADIAH. Servant of Jehovah. Compare 1 Kings 18:3. THUS SAITH, &C. The words of this prophecy, therefore, are not Obadiah's, but Jehovah's. Compare verses: Obadiah 1:1; Obadiah 1:8;...
The Destruction of Edom. 1 9. The Punishment of Edom foretold 1. _The vision of Obadiah_.] This is the short Title of this short Book. It tells us the name of the Author, which is all that we know of...
_EDOM'S PRIDE AND PUNISHMENT -- OBADIAH 1:1-9:_ God gave Obadiah a message about Edom. The King James Version uses the word "Rumor" to describe the vision and message of Obadiah. The word means an aut...
DISCOURSE: 1197 BLESSED EFFECTS OF THE GOSPEL IN THE LATTER DAYS Obadiah 1:17. _Upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessio...
WE HAVE HEARD A RUMOUR, &C.— See Jeremiah 49:14. _Obadiah 1:3. Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock_] _He that dwelleth,_ &c.—_hath said in his heart,_ &c. St. Jerome informs us, that all the...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CERTAINTY OF EDOM'S JUDGMENT TEXT: Obadiah 1:1-4 1. The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is...
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle....
1:1 (e-0) * (The title of this book, 'Obadiah'), Said to mean, 'Servant of Jah.' vision (f-2) _ Chazan_ . see Daniel 8:15 ....
THE *LORD IS KING OBADIAH _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF OBADIAH AUTHOR This is the shortest book in the *Old Testament. Obadiah means ‘the servant of *Yahweh’. Or it means ‘the person who giv...
1-9. — THE DIVINE HOSTILITY AGAINST EDOM PROCLAIMED. (1) THE VISION OF OBADIAH. — Properly, _vision of Obadiah,_ without the article. There are three recognised headings to prophetical books — _word,...
חֲזֹ֖ון עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה ־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה...
EDOM AND ISRAEL Obadiah 1:1 IF the Book of Obadiah presents us with some of the most difficult questions of criticism, it raises besides one of the hardest ethical problems in all the vexed history...
OBADIAH, THE COMING DOOM OF EDOM A vision was granted to Obadiah of the penalty to be meted out to Edom for his cruelty to his brother Israel. Instead of showing sympathy, the Edomites had feasted the...
There is no personal history of Obadiah, and it is impossible to fix accurately the date of his prophecy. The only ground on which it may be fixed is the capture of Jerusalem, to which reference is so...
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; (a) We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and (b) let us rise up against her in b...
"The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle....
Contents The Prophet hath a vision concerning the children of Esau. As sworn foe to Christ, Esau's destruction must follow. Obadiah is here setting it forth. Towards the end of the Chapter there are...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. The history of Edom throughout scripture is one of much interest, as exhibiting the ways of God with a people akin to Israel, but with fortunes more and more...
_OBADIAH_ ‘The vision of Obadiah.’ Obadiah 1:1 I. NOTHING IS CERTAINLY KNOWN ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS BRIEF PROPHECY.—It forms the shortest separate book in the Old Testament, and it is nowhere quo...
Obadiah’s preface is, that he brought nothing human, but only declared the vision presented to him from above. We indeed know that it was God alone that was ever to be heard in the Church, as even now...
Edom is frequently spoken of in the prophets. This people, who, as well as Jacob, were descended from Isaac, had an inveterate hatred to the posterity of the younger son who were favoured as the peopl...
THE VISION OF OBADIAH,.... Or the prophecy, as the Targum; which was delivered unto him by the Lord in a vision; it was not what he fancied or dreamed of, but what he saw, what he had a clear discover...
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle....
_The vision of Obadiah_ The name of this prophet signifies, _a servant_, or a worshipper, _of the Lord._ Such he undoubtedly was, and also a prophet, but what he was in other respects we are not infor...
Edom's Destruction Foretold...
The vision of Obadiah: Thus saith the Lord God, the supreme Ruler and Sovereign of the universe, CONCERNING EDOM: WE HAVE HEARD A RUMOR FROM THE LORD, tidings from Jehovah, the God of the covenant, th...
1-16 This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the predicti...
THE VISION, which the prophet received immediately from the Lord; so prophets are called _seers_, 1 SAMUEL 9:9 AMOS 7:12; and their prophecy is vision, Isaiah 1:1...
Obadiah 1:1 vision H2377 Obadiah H5662 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 Edom H123 heard H8085 ...
INTRODUCTION (OBADIAH 1:1). Obadiah 1:1 ‘The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord YHWH concerning Edom. “We have heard tidings from YHWH, And an ambassador is sent among the nations, “Arise you...
CONTENTS: Edom's humiliation because of sin against God's people. CHARACTERS: God, Obadiah. CONCLUSION: If men in their pride and carnal security dare to challenge omnipotence, their challenge will...
Obadiah 1:1. _The vision of Obadiah._ This is reckoned a higher mode of revelation than that of dreams. The Chaldaic paraphrase reads, “The prophecy of Obadiah.” _Concerning Edom._ He joins his voice...
_The vision of Obadiah._ THE DIVINE PURPOSE IN RELATION TO HUMANITY A voice thundering at midnight is the voice of Obadiah. It was the voice of a stranger. His age, his country, his parents, his crad...
OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:1 THUS SAYS THE LORD GOD was a common expression among the prophets, indicating that the prophet reports God’s own words. RISE UP! God is calling the nations to go to war
CRITICAL NOTES.] AMB.] God is represented as summoning armies and setting them in battle array, after the custom of earthly kings. OBADIAH 1:3. CLEFTS] Jeremiah 49:16. See _Stanley_ for description. T...
EXPOSITION OBADIAH 1:1 PART I. THE DESTRUCTION OF EDOM, AND THE CAUSE THEREOF. OBADIAH 1:1 § 1. The heathen nations are summmoned to take vengeanee on Edom. In spite of her impregnable position, th...
Tonight shall we turn now to Obadiah. Who Obadiah was, or where he came from, when he prophesied, nobody knows for sure. There have been a lot of guesses as to who Obadiah actually was, but they are a...
Amos 1:11; Amos 1:12; Ezekiel 25:12; Ezekiel 35:3; Isaiah 18:2;...
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF OBADIAH _ The Book of Obadiah_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1: A vision concerning Edom. We are well aware that Esau was the father of Edomites. When Isaac's sons were born they were twi...
Obadiah — His name speaks a servant or a worshipper of the Lord, but who he was we know not. We — The prophets, have heard. A rumour — Not an uncertain report, but it comes from God. Is sent — By the...
OBADIAH — If the Book of Obadiah is inspired Scripture, then why is it not quoted in the NT? (For a discussion of this question, see Ecclesiastes 1:1.) OBADIAH — Is the prophecy of Obadiah simply an...