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Verse Obadiah 1:4. _THOUGH THOU EXALT_ THYSELF _AS THE EAGLE_] Though
like this bird thou get into the _highest cliff of the highest rock_,
it will not avail thee. To defend thee, when Jehovah has de...
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THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF AS THE EAGLE - (or, thy nest) The eagle
builds its nest in places nearly inaccessible to man. The Edomites
were a race of eagles. It is not the language of poetry or
exaggera...
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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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THOUGH, &C. The words of Jehovah.
SET THY NEST. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:21). App-92. Compare
Habakkuk 2:9.
AMONG THE STARS. Figure of speech _Hyperbole._ App-6.
SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jeh...
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_thou exalt thyself_ There is no need to supply the word "thyself," as
is done by A.V. and others ("though thou wentest as high as the
eagle." Ewald). "Thy nest" is the subject of both clauses. The wo...
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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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Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF - or supply from the second clause, "t...
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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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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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_Down. (Job xx. 6.) How vain is all human power!_...
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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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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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THOUGH THOU EXALTEST [THYSELF] AS THE EAGLE,.... That soars aloft,
flies on high, even out of sight, higher than any other bird does: or,
"exaltest thy habitation"; and makest it as high as the eagle'...
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Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Ver. 4. _Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle_] Or, as the Ara...
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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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Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, with his home placed on
inaccessible crags, AND THOUGH THOU SET THY NEST AMONG THE STARS, on
the summit of the highest mountains, THENCE WILL I BRING THEE DOWN,...
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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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THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF AS THE EAGLE: Edom boasted of his strength
from the height of the rocks he dwelt on, OBADIAH 1:3, but here he is
answered, if he could build his nest as the eagles, which bui...
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Obadiah 1:4 high H1361 (H8686) eagle H5404 set H7760 (H8800) nest
H7064 stars H3556 down H3381 ...
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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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Amos 9:2; Habakkuk 2:9; Isaiah 14:12; Jeremiah 49:16; Jeremiah 51:53
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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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Bring thee down — God who is in the heavens would throw thee down.
When men could not marshal armies against thee, stars should fight in
their courses against thee. Nothing can stand which God will ca...
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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...