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Verse Obadiah 1:8. _SHALL I NOT - DESTROY THE WISE_ MEN] It appears,
from Jeremiah 49:7, that the Edomites were remarkable for wisdom,
counsel, and prudence. See on the above place....
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SHALL I NOT IN THAT DAY EVEN DESTROY THE WISE OUT OF EDOM? - It was
then no common, no recoverable, loss of wisdom, for God, the Author of
wisdom, had destroyed it. The pagan had a proverb, “whom God...
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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...
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THAT DAY: i.e. the day of the fulfillment of the prophecy. Copmare
Obadiah 1:15 :16, and Isaiah 63:1; Jeremiah 49:13,
MOUNT. hill country....
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Though thus shamefully betrayed and utterly spoiled, the Edomites
might yet possibly have recovered themselves, if those inherent
qualities in which the strength of nations as of individuals consists,...
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_destroy the wise men_ i.e. so deprive them of their wisdom that they
shall cease to be wise men. Comp. Jeremiah 49:7, "Concerning Edom,
thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is co...
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_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...
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THE EXTENT OF EDOM'S JUDGMENT
TEXT: Obadiah 1:5-9
5
If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)
would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers
came to...
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Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men
out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
SHALL I NOT ... SAITH THE LORD, EVEN DESTROY THE WISE MEN OUT OF EDOM
(:...
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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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(5-9) The completeness of the overthrow awaiting Edom. It is no mere
inroad of a marauding tribe. Something would escape the _robber,_
though he might go away quite satisfied with his plunder; and eve...
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הֲ לֹ֛וא בַּ † יֹּ֥ום הַ ה֖וּא...
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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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_Esau. Job and Eliphaz were both from this country._...
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"The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in
the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his
heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? (4) Though thou ex...
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We must now notice what the Prophet says, _Shall I not in that day
destroy the wise from Edom? _Though men be in many respects blind,
whom God guides not by his Spirit, and on whom he shines not with...
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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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SHALL I NOT IN THAT DAY, SAITH THE LORD, EVEN DESTROY THE WISE [MEN]
OUT OF EDOM,.... When they shall be invaded by the enemy, and
treacherously dealt with by their allies; so that there shall be no
w...
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Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men]
out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Ver. 8. _Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, &c._] Edom was
famous f...
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_If thieves come unto thee_ See note on Jeremiah 49:9. _How are his
hidden things sought up!_ Those treasures and riches which he took all
possible care to conceal, that they might not be discovered b...
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Edom's Destruction Foretold...
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Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out
of Edom, who formerly had given such excellent counsel in every
emergency, AND UNDERSTANDING OUT OF THE MOUNT OF ESAU? so that th...
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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...
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SHALL I NOT? this interrogation is a strong assertion, I certainly
will. IN THAT DAY, of war and desolation of Edom, when Nebuchadnezzar
with his armies shall invade Idumea. DESTROY; either by war or...
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Obadiah 1:8 day H3117 says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 destroy H6 (H8689)
wise H2450 Edom H123 understanding...
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THEY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM EDOM BY THOSE WHO WILL AT FIRST APPEAR TO
BE THEIR FRIENDS (OBADIAH 1:5).
Their punishment will be extreme and final, and they will be ousted
from their homeland by those w...
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EDOM
(_ See Scofield) - (Genesis 36:1). _...
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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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_Shall I not in that day. .. even destroy the wise men out of Edom._
PRIDE IN OUR WISDOM
But we are warned by these words that if we excel in understanding we
are not to abuse this singular gift of G...
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_How are the things of Esau searched out! _
HIDDEN THINGS SEARCHED OUT
All that any test or trial can do is to show what was in us already.
In many places of the East there is the horrible disease c...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Obadiah 1:7.] Edom would be forsaken by those in whom they put
confidence. CONFEDERATES] Allies would drive back (brought) fugitives
to the frontier. MEN AT PEACE with them, neighbou...
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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 Corinthians 3:19; 1 Corinthians 3:20; Isaiah 19:13; Isaiah 19:14;...
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Tell us — What hast thou done, for which God is so angry with thee,
and with us for thy sake?...
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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...