Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Obadiah 1:8
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.
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.
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...
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...
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....
_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...
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,...
_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...
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...
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 (:...
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...
(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...
הֲ לֹ֛וא בַּ † יֹּ֥ום הַ ה֖וּא...
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...
_Esau. Job and Eliphaz were both from this country._...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
Edom's Destruction Foretold...
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...
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...
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...
Obadiah 1:8 day H3117 says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 destroy H6 (H8689) wise H2450 Edom H123 understanding...
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...
EDOM (_ See Scofield) - (Genesis 36:1). _...
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...
_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...
_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...
OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:8 ON THAT DAY refers back to vv. Obadiah 1:1 and looks toward “the day of the LORD” in v....
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 3:19; 1 Corinthians 3:20; Isaiah 19:13; Isaiah 19:14;...
Tell us — What hast thou done, for which God is so angry with thee, and with us for thy sake?...
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...