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 plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.” (Obadiah 1:19) This was to take place when Judah repossessed the land of Palestine after the return from exile. The prophet wrote, "And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south."

It is not unusual for the prophets to move from discussing physical Israel to discuss salvation in the spiritual kingdom of God. That is the case here. "Those the LORD has saved will live on Mount Zion and rule over Edom. Then the kingdom will belong to the LORD." The kingdom that would stand forever belongs to the Lord. "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear." (Hebrews 12:28) The kingdom that would stand forever is the Lord's spiritual kingdom or His church. Daniel predicted, "And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever." (Daniel 2:44)

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