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Verse Obadiah 1:2. _I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL AMONG THE HEATHEN_] God
ever attributes to _himself_ the _rise and fall of nations_. If they
be _great_ and _prosperous_, it is by God's _providence_; if th...
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BEHOLD, I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL - God, having declared His future
judgments upon Edom, assigns the first ground of those judgments.
Pride was the root of Edom’s sin, then envy; then followed
exultation...
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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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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. Calling attention to the
words of Jehovah....
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_I have made thee … thou art_ Jehovah is now the speaker. "I have
made thee small" in my purpose, which though its accomplishment is
still future is as certain as though it were already executed. "Tho...
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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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Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly
despised.
BEHOLD, I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL - thy reduction to insignificance is
as sure as if it were already accomplished: therefor...
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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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הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּ †
גֹּויִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי...
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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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_Contemptible. The nations of Chaldea, &c., were far more potent. Yet
Edom must be brought still lower._...
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"The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We
have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the
heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle....
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Jeremiah uses nearly the same words; but the sense of the expression
is ambiguous, when he says, ‘Lo, little have I set thee.’ To me it
appears probable, that the Prophet reproves the Idumeans, becaus...
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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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BEHOLD, I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL AMONG THE HEATHEN,.... Or "a little
one", or "thing" o; their number few, and their country not large, as
Aben Ezra, especially in comparison of other nations; and there...
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Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly
despised.
Ver. 2. _Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen_] That is,
vile, despicable, and abject, as Psalms 119:141, "I a...
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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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Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen, the humiliation of
Idumea being represented as having already been accomplished; THOU ART
GREATLY DESPISED, humiliated exceedingly....
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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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BEHOLD, _ ye Edomites_, lay it to heart, and consider it well; be not
secure amidst such dangers. I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL; thou art a small
people for number, thy land mountainous, rocky, and barren, a...
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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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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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1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Samuel 2:8; Ezekiel 29:15; Isaiah 23:9; Job 34:25;...
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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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Small — Thou art a small people. In comparison with other nations.
Despised — What ever these Edomites had been, now they were
despised....
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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...