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Verse Obadiah 1:19. THEY OF _THE SOUTH_] The Jews who possessed the
_southern_ part of _Palestine_, should render themselves masters of
the mountains of Idumea which were contiguous to them.
THEY OF...
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AND THEY OF THE SOUTH SHALL POSSESS THE MOUNT OF ESAU - The Church was
now hemmed in within Judah and Benjamin. They too were to go into
captivity. The prophet looks beyond the captivity and the retur...
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OBADIAH 1:15 A, OBADIAH 1:16. THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS. The Day of
Yahweh approaches; Judah has already drunk her cup of suffering (_cf._
Jeremiah 25:15;...
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THE SOUTH. the south [country], the Negeb. See note on Psalms 126:4.
Compare Amos 9:12.
THE PLAIN. the lowlands, the Shephelah [shall possess]. Compare
Zephaniah 2:7.
THEY. they [of the mountain], or...
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_they of the south_ lit. THE SOUTH. This is the first of the three
divisions of the tribe of Judah, in the original apportionment of the
land by Joshua: "the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the...
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The Restoration of Israel
By an easy transition the prophet passes to the second and brighter
part of his picture. The destruction of her enemies is accompanied by
the restoration and salvation of Is...
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Restored to their own land, the Jews shall extend their territory in
all directions, and shall realise the promise made to their father
Jacob, "Thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, a...
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_THE KINGDOM OF THE LORD -- OBADIAH 1:19-21:_ The destruction that was
to come upon the nations was described in the words, "And they of the
south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plai...
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_THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR-- OBADIAH 1:15-20:_ God reminded Edom of
His law that you reap what you sow. "The day of the Lord" was near for
all nations. It was time for Edom to pay in full for what s...
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VICTORY FOR GOD'S COVENANT PEOPLE
TEXT: Obadiah 1:17-21
17
But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be
holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18
And...
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And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of
the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of
Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilea...
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1:19 south (e-5) _ Negeb_ ; and so ver. 20. see Joshua 10:40 . lowland
(f-16) _ Shephelah_ ; see Deuteronomy 1:7 ....
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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...
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17-21. — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF JEHOVAH ON MOUNT ZION.
(17) DELIVERANCE. — Better, as in margin, _the fugitives of Israel
who have survived the recent calamity._ This is clear from Isaiah
10:...
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וְ יָרְשׁ֨וּ הַ נֶּ֜גֶב אֶת ־הַ֣ר
עֵשָׂ֗ו
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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...
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And [they of] the south shall possess the (o) mount of Esau; and [they
of] the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of
Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin [shall posse...
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_Plains. Sephala, Josue x. 40. --- Samaria, which the Cutheans had
occupied, till Alexander subjected them to the Jews, and Hircan
asserted his authority. (Josephus, Antiquities xiii. 18.) --- Galaad,...
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"And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in
them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the...
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The Prophet proceeds with the same subject, — that God would not
only gather the remnants of his people from the Babylonian exile, but
would restore the exiles, that they might rule far and wide, and...
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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...
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AND [THEY OF] THE SOUTH SHALL POSSESS THE LAND OF ESAU,.... That is,
those Jews that shall dwell in the southern part of the land of Judea
shall seize upon the country of Idumea, lying contiguous to t...
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And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and [they of]
the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of
Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin [shall possess]...
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_And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau_ The Jews that
dwell in the southern parts of Judea, next Idumea, shall, after their
return and victories over the Edomites, possess the mountain...
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17-21 There should be deliverance and holiness at Jerusalem, and the
house of Jacob would again occupy their possessions. Much of this
prophecy was fulfilled when the Jews returned to their own land....
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THEY OF THE SOUTH; the Jews who lived in the south parts of Canaan,
which was next to Idumea, shall, after their return and victories over
Edom, possess his country, called here THE MOUNT OF ESAU. THE...
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Obadiah 1:19 South H5045 possess H3423 (H8804) mountains H2022 Esau
H6215 Lowland H8219 Philistia H6430 possess H3423
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THE DAY OF YHWH WILL RESULT IN THE CARRYING OUT OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND
WILL BRING ABOUT THE VINDICATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE (OBADIAH 1:15).
But what they had overlooked was that one day YHWH would call the...
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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...
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_But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be
holiness._
HOLINESS ON MOUNT ZION
The imagery of Scripture poetry often presents instructive truths,
referring to more general subjects...
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OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:19 All of Israel, including the EXILES far
away, will return. Much of the Promised Land was lost over the years,
but all of it will be regained....
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Obadiah 1:17.] Yet this MOUNT shall become a sanctuary for God and his
people, who will POSSESS, regain their possessions.
OBADIAH 1:18.] Israel, again united and unassailed, shall...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Kings 17:24; Amos 1:13; Amos 1:8; Amos 9:12;...
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They — The Jews who live in the south parts of Canaan, next Idumea,
shall after their return and victories over Edom, possess his country.
Of the plain — The Jews who dwell in the plain country, shall...
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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...