OBADIAH Judgement is pronounced. Obadiah¡¦s oracle against Edom as sentenced by Yahweh Himself is severe and without hope for future restoration of this people. Edom¡¦s crime and reason for judgement is explained by Obadiah in this sense, ¡§you stood by on the day of your brother¡¦s captivity; and rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction .¡¨ Edom has displeased God by their consistent violence and hatred for their brother Jacob. Now Yahweh¡¦s judgement is passed, and there
on Obadiah 1 Historical Question – Can Edom and the Edomite people be accounted for prior to Obadiah’s vision in the Hebrew Bible and are there additional findings that can corroborate their existence? Smith’s Bible Dictionary states, in Genesis 32:3, the name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob who he sold his birthright to for a meal. The country which the Lord subsequently gave to Esau was called ‘the country of Edom,’ and his descendants were called Edomites
This summary of a prophet is what most people believe the prophet Obadiah was like. Obadiah, the shortest book in the Old Testament consisting of only one chapter, is the pronouncement of doom against an ancient and long-forgotten nation, the land of Edom. It was written in 587 B.C.E, after the destruction of Jerusalem. But there is more to this book than that. The Scriptures have that ability of appearing to be one thing on the surface, but on a deeper level, yielding rich and mighty treasures. This
Babylon itself” (p. 239). Obadiah Why is Edom representative of all “other nations” outside of Judah? The nation of Edom is Judah’s nemesis and were prideful and deceitful people. Hays says this about the trouble of Edom, “Edom had often schemed with Judah as an ally and joins in the plundering of Judah when Babylonian victory become obvious and joins in the plundering of Judah when the nations falls” (p. 298). Because of such pride and arrogance of man, Edom symbolically is referred to the “other
with their wealth. God took great offense to these egregious actions; he vowed, he would cut them off from everything. God gives us one of his best examples of his compassion with Israel, but then shows us why we should fear him in the history of Edom. (Joel 1 & 2 NIV) gives a perfect scene where he has asked man to repent, and tells the elders to convey his messages to their children, and the generations to come. God shows us in Jeremiah’s prophecy that he will not only bring destruction on his
Seirim goats identified as satyrs in the land of Seir, and also Edom, (Edom persisted as a Semitic inhabited historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea). Accordingly, in Strong’s Concordance of the Bible, the meaning of the word ‘seir’ occurs as he-goat, devil, hairy, or satyr and persists 39 times in the Old Testament. Mount Seir exists as a reference in the prophetic books as a term for Edom, as in Isaiah 21:11, Ezekiel 25:8, 35:10. Unequivocally, the Lord
The book of Psalms contains some of the most beloved pieces of scripture across centuries and cultures of this world. Psalms have been frequently cited is sermons, devotionals, movies, poetry, and songs. Most often, Psalms are attributed to King David of the 10th century BCE. But regardless of the authorship of the different psalms, each seem to carry a special place in describing human relationships to God, to country, to friends, to enemies and more. As time has progressed, certain psalms have
Almost every respectable Shadowhunter has a compound name. For one particular family, the name is Lightwood. The Lightwoods have always been an honorable name, for some more than others. One example of this would be the dissonance between two generations of Lightwood kids and their parents. These kids would be Isabelle Lightwood, Alexander Lightwood, Max Lightwood, and Jace Herondale. (Max being deceased, and Jace being the adopted son.) Their parents? Maryse and Robert Lightwood. There
instances of the Old Testament displaying Mary is through other women, the Ark of the Covenant is an object. However, this “object” does have interesting similarities to Mary. A very noticeable one would be when the Ark goes into the house of Obed-Edom for three months, blessing the house while
The periods of the writings have been estimated. The King of the nation “is not mentioned”(McConville, 2002) in his writings for that time. The focus of the book by Obadiah is on the judgment of Edom by God. The Edomites had great hatred of Israel. The message of Obadiah is of disaster to befall upon Edom because of its pride and cruelty against Israel. This shows that God stands with his chosen people in times of trouble and will exalt them giving them hope. As it has been noted, the book of Joel
America is threatening military intervention into Syria because of the recent chemical attacks. Every time there is talk of sending troops to the Middle East I get questions about the possibility of Armageddon being only weeks away. Everyone please calm down. The Bible describes two battles that come BEFORE Armageddon. We are already seeing the coalitions of these two battles forming. I won’t say anything about battle number two which is described in Ezekiel 38-39 and occurs a little less than seven
Temptations are something that will be an ever present part of each and every one of our lives. How each of us will respond to the many temptations that enter in to our lives will also be responded to with individual actions. As we study the life of Jesus Christ we find that even Jesus had to face temptation. The fact that Jesus is tested by the devil reveals that He is also 100% human. The temptations Jesus faced were real. Jesus had the same weaknesses, struggles, doubts, fears and wishes that
Jeremiah Throughout the Old Testament, God uses prophets to speak to His people, just like He uses Jeremiah to witness to the Israelites. Given the information in the book of Jeremiah, little is known about him. As a student, it is important to understand what is being read. But it is also important to know who the book is about. It is vital to understand who Jeremiah was and how he became a prophet. Finally, it is also important to understand why he was accepted into the Bible and what I can learn
of the World. This over time will create a more peaceful, and loving environment for people to live in, instead of a society that is purely about profit. Like King David, in 2 Samuel 6:1-15 we need to take God into the cities. After seeing how Obed-Edom was blessed with the Ark of the Covenant, David took the Ark into the city so that others could receive its blessing. As Christians we are the modern day new testament of a vessel that carries and contains the spirit of God in us. Christians are Gods
Upon conclusion of historical fact about the nation of Israel, now it is time to dig into the text and exercise proper hermeneutical exegesis. I will discuss the text verse by verse and research certain words or phrases of interest. Verse 11: the very first phrase of this prophecy indicates that it is something that is yet to come. “In that day” (ημέρα εκείνη and hu yom, Gr. and Heb. respectively) refers to a precise date such as last Tuesday or next Friday. This phrase was also a common Hebrew
his beloved son Jacob how to overreach Isaac. One more thing about J’s sense of humor: she plays with names of Isaac’s sons in Gen.25:25,26,30 - the first one is Esau (may mean hairy) and his second name is Edom (red), and the second is Jacob (he deceives). We can see J does not like Esau/Edom and we can make a conclusion that she is scion of Jacob. One more example is in Gen.38 - J describes a story about clever and successive woman Tamar, wife of Judah’s son Er. She wants to have children but her
Distinguishing between the many diverse archaeological periods is typically done in two ways. The first way to differentiate between two periods is to notice if there is a clear boundary or separation among the archaeological remains. The second way is by looking at the periods from a historical standpoint, and noting any major historical event that led to a significant social and/or political change. Though there are other ways to do this, these are the two most common and useful methods. Both of
It is often in the past that women get short credited. In today’s society women were the last to get rights and have often been held from doing somethings. In the past women and been viewed as property of their husband and had no say and have been held on a pedestal. Women have been used to unite kingdoms and women have broken kingdoms apart. Women have played many different roles in the past, and that is what is going to be examined in this essay. What were the roles that women played in The Bible
The Scripture writes, “These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, 12 from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah” (2 Samuel 8:11-12). King Charlemagne’s nephew, Roland was the hero of the
The Exodus of the Hebrew people out of Egypt as depicted in the Holy Bible is controversial. A literal, Biblical reading depicts inexplicable supernatural events suggesting the influence of the God of the Hebrews. There are three main theories about the Exodus Event. The first is that the event occurred exactly as accounted in the Bible, miraculous events included. Secondly, that the Exodus did occur, just not as the Bible describes. The last is that the event never occurred. The explanation of