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Verse Obadiah 1:3. _THE PRIDE OF THINE HEART_] St. Jerome observes
that all the southern part of Palestine, from Eleutheropolis to Petra
and Aialath, was full of _caverns hewn out of the rocks_, and...
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THE PRIDE OF THY HEART HATH DECEIVED THEE - Not the strength of its
mountain-fastnesses, strong though they were, deceived Edom, but
“the pride of his heart.” That strength was but the occasion which...
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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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THE CLEFTS, &C. Referring to the natural position of the Edomites.
Compare 2 Kings 14:7....
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_the clefts of the rock_ The word rock may here be a proper name,
Selah or Petra; the reference would then be to the rock-hewn dwellings
of that remarkable city. Perhaps, however, the reference is mor...
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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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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...
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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?
THOU THAT DWELLES...
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1:3 pride (g-2) Or 'presumption.'...
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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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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,...
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זְדֹ֤ון לִבְּךָ֙ הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ
שֹׁכְנִ֥י בְ חַגְוֵי...
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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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The (c) 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?
(c) Which de...
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_Rocks. Hebrew, "Selah," or Petra, the capital. (Calmet) --- People
dwell in caverns from Eleutheropolis to Ailath. (St. Jerome)_...
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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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The Prophet now laughs to scorn the Idumeans, because they relied on
their own fortresses, and thought themselves, according to the common
saying, to be beyond the reach of darts; and hence they petul...
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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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THE PRIDE OF THINE HEART HATH DECEIVED THEE,.... The Edomites were
proud of their wealth and riches, which they had by robberies amassed
together; and of their military skill and courage, and of their...
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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?
Ver. 3. _The pri...
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_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...
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Edom's Destruction Foretold...
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The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, the Hebrew text making
this very emphatic: "Betrayed hath thee the pride of thine heart,"
upon which Idumea depended, THOU THAT DWELLEST IN THE CLEFTS OF T...
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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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THE PRIDE OF THY HEART: the Edomites were, as most mountaineers are, a
rough, hardy, and daring people; necessitated sometimes to
extraordinary adventures, and many times succeeded in attempts which
o...
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Obadiah 1:3 pride H2087 heart H3820 deceived H5377 (H8689) dwell H7931
(H8802) clefts H2288 rock H5553 habitation...
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YHWH'S SENTENCE ON EDOM (OBADIAH 1:2).
YHWH's message to Edom was simple and straightforward. They had
exalted themselves to the heavens, confident of their safety in their
mountain strongholds, but...
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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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_The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee._
PRIDE
I. That the most despicable people are often the most disposed to
pride. Edom is described as “greatly despised.” Small and
disdainable as they we...
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OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:2 Edom is insignificant among the nations.
Just as Edom gloated over Judah (vv. Obadiah 1:12), so other nations
disrespect Edom. This contrasts with Edom’s own pride. The Edo...
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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...
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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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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...
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The pride — The Edomites were, as most mountaineers are, a rough
hardy, and daring people. And proud above measure. Deceived thee —
Magnifying thy strength above what really it is....
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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...