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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Obadiah 1:18

Shall kindle — This was fulfilled in part by Hyrcanus and the Maccabees, 1 Macc. 5:3, but will be more fully accomplished, when the Lord shall make his church as a fire to all its enemies.

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See also Obadiah 1:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Obadiah 1:18. _THE HOUSE OF JACOB SHALL BE A FIRE_] After their return from captivity, the _Jews_, called here the _house of Jacob_ and the _house of Joseph_, did break out as a flame upon the...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Having given, in summary, the restoration and expansion of Judah, Obadiah, in more detail, first mentions a further chastisement of Edom, quite distinct from the former. In the first, for which God su...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THERE SHALL NOT BE. Compare verses: Obadiah 1:9; Obadiah 1:9; Obadiah 1:16. ANY REMAINING. him that remaineth. Twenty-four centuries ago this prophecy was written, and to-day no Edomites can he identi...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The house of Jacob … the house of Joseph_ Both are mentioned to shew that the remnant of the whole nation, not only of the two tribes, but of the ten, is included. The same names are used to describe...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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:...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ הָיָה֩ בֵית ־יַעֲקֹ֨ב אֵ֜שׁ וּ בֵ֧ית

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the house of Jacob shall be (n) 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 o...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Stubble. The Jews often attacked Edom, and at last forced them to submit to the law of circumcision. --- Remains. Septuagint copies vary; "corn fire or carrier." (Haydock) --- Those who escaped alone...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Here again the Prophet meets a doubt, which might come into the mind of each of them; for the Idumeans were flourishing, and their condition was independent, when the Israelites as well as the Jews we...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE HOUSE OF JACOB SHALL BE A FIRE, AND THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH A FLAME,.... The former may denote the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the latter the ten tribes, which after the separation in Rehobo...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance_ Literally taken, this refers to the Jews; mystically, to the gospel church. By _deliverance_ here may be first meant an asylum, or place of refuge, to escape...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Deliverance of God's People...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the house of Jacob, Judah, as representative of the Church of God in the Old Testament, SHALL BE A FIRE, through the burning zeal of God which lives in His believers, AND THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Besides what Nebuchadnezzar shall do upon his particular quarrel against Edom, bringing them to a very desolate condition, there shall, (though it be not owned,) intermixed, be the quarrel of God for...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Obadiah 1:18 house H1004 Jacob H3290 fire H784 house H1004 Joseph H3130 flame H3852 house H1004 Esau H6215 stubble...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Samuel 19:20; Amos 5:15; Amos 6:6; Ezekiel 37:16

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    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...

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