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Themes in Obadiah 1

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Themes in Obadiah 1

Obadiah 1:1 (show verse)

The vision of Obadiah.

This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:

We have heard a message from the Lord;
a messenger has been sent among the nations:
“Rise up, and let us go to war against her.”

Abasement » Who shall be abased
Ambassadors » Figurative
Heart » Proud hearts
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Obadiah » A prophet who prophesied the destruction of edom
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Obadiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Revelation » Methods of » Prophetic visions
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » Prophetic

Obadiah 1:2 (show verse)

Look, I will make you insignificant
among the nations;
you will be deeply despised.

Abasement » Who shall be abased
Heart » Proud hearts
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:3 (show verse)

Your presumptuous heart has deceived you,
you who live in clefts of the rock

in your home on the heights,
who say to yourself,
“Who can bring me down to the ground?”

Abasement » Who shall be abased
Carnal security » Humiliation
Character » Of the wicked » Proud
Character of the wicked » Proud
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » The danger of
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to themselves
Deceit » Use, to themselves
Edomites, the » Character of » Proud and self-confident
Heart » Proud hearts
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Pride » Self-deception
Pride » Examples of » Belshazzar
Pride » Exemplified » Edom
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Rock » Houses in
Security » FALSE » Is deceived by pride
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Humiliation

Obadiah 1:4 (show verse)

Though you seem to soar like an eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Abasement » Who shall be abased
Deceit » Use, to themselves
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security

Obadiah 1:5 (show verse)

If thieves came to you,
if marauders by night—
how ravaged you would be!—
wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted?
If grape pickers came to you,
wouldn’t they leave some grapes?

Deceit » Use, to themselves
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Theft » The wicked » Commit, under shelter of the night
Theft and thieves » Figurative

Obadiah 1:6 (show verse)

How Esau will be pillaged,
his hidden treasures searched out!

Deceit » Use, to themselves
Esau » His name used to denote his descendants and their country
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:7 (show verse)

Everyone who has a treaty with you
will drive you to the border;
everyone at peace with you
will deceive and conquer you.
Those who eat your bread
will set a trap for you.
He will be unaware of it.

Deceit » The wicked » Use, to themselves
Deceit » Use, to themselves
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:8 (show verse)

In that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
will I not eliminate the wise ones of Edom
and those who understand
from the hill country of Esau?

Edom » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of esau » Noted for its wise men
Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:9 (show verse)

Teman,

your warriors will be terrified

so that everyone from the hill country of Esau
will be destroyed by slaughter.

Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Teman » Also called temani and temanites » Prophecies concerning

Obadiah 1:10 (show verse)

You will be covered with shame
and destroyed forever
because of violence done to your brother Jacob.

Brother » Signifies » Any israelite
Edom » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of esau » Sins of
Esau » Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of jacob
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:11 (show verse)

On the day you stood aloof,
on the day strangers captured his wealth,
while foreigners entered his gate
and cast lots for Jerusalem,
you were just like one of them.

Edom » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of esau » Sins of
Edomites » Join babylon in war against the israelites
Edomites, the » Aided babylon against judah
Esau » Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of jacob
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:12 (show verse)

Do not gloat over your brother
in the day of his calamity;
do not rejoice over the people of Judah
in the day of their destruction;
do not boastfully mock

in the day of distress.

Edom » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of esau » Sins of
Edomites » Join babylon in war against the israelites
Esau » Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of jacob
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:13 (show verse)

Do not enter the gate of My people
in the day of their disaster.
Yes, you—do not gloat over their misery
in the day of their disaster
and do not appropriate their possessions
in the day of their disaster.

Obadiah 1:14 (show verse)

Do not stand at the crossroads

to cut off their fugitives,
and do not hand over their survivors
in the day of distress.

Obadiah 1:15 (show verse)

For the Day of the Lord

is near,

against all the nations.
As you have done, so it will be done to you;
what you deserve will return on your own head.

Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
Days » Times of adversity called day of the lord
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Day of the lord » The coming day of the lord
Edomites » Join babylon in war against the israelites
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
the Heathen » The church shall be avenged of
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:16 (show verse)

As you have drunk on My holy mountain,
so all the nations will drink continually.
They will drink and gulp down
and be as though they had never been.

Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Edomites » Join babylon in war against the israelites
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as

Obadiah 1:17 (show verse)

But there will be a deliverance on Mount Zion,
and it will be holy;
the house of Jacob will dispossess
those who dispossessed them.

Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Israel's occupation of their country
Holiness » Promised to the church
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Zion » Restoration of, promised

Obadiah 1:18 (show verse)

Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire,
and the house of Joseph, a burning flame,
but the house of Esau will be stubble;
Jacob will set them on fire and consume Edom.
Therefore no survivor will remain
of the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.

Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Israel's occupation of their country
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Israel an instrument of their punishment
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Exterminating slaughter of
Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Esau » Prophecies concerning
Fire » Illustrative of » God's enemies
Fire » Illustrative of » The church destroying her enemies
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Zion » Restoration of, promised

Obadiah 1:19 (show verse)

People from the Negev will possess
the hill country of Esau;
those from the Judean foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.
They will possess
the territories of Ephraim and Samaria,
while Benjamin will possess Gilead.

Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Israel's occupation of their country
Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Philistines » Prophecies respecting » Their country to be a future possession to israel
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Zion » Restoration of, promised

Obadiah 1:20 (show verse)

The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah
and who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath
as well as the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the cities of the Negev.

Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Sepharad » An unknown place, to which the inhabitants of jerusalem were exiled
Zion » Restoration of, promised

Obadiah 1:21 (show verse)

Saviors will ascend Mount Zion
to rule over the hill country of Esau,
but the kingdom will be the Lord’s.

Edomites, the » Country of » Called mount of esau
Esau » Mount of edom, called mount of esau
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Zion » Restoration of, promised