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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Obadiah
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 9,676 words · 12 reading sections
Obadiah 1:1
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. Obadiah 1:1 INTRODUCTION TO OBADIAH The title of this Book, in the Hebrew copies, is usually "Sepher Obadiah", the Book of Obadiah: the Vulgate Latin version calls it the Prophecy of Obadiah; and so the Arabic version: and in the Syriac version it is, the Prophecy of the P…
1,455 wordsSECTION 2Obadiah 1:2
Obadiah 1:2 Ver. 2. 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 therefore had no reason to be so proud, insolent, and secure, as they are afterwards said to be; or ra…
231 wordsSECTION 3Obadiah 1:3
Obadiah 1:3 Ver. 3. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee,.... The Edomites were proud of their wealth and riches, which they had by robberies amassed together; and of their military skill and courage, and of their friends and allies; and especially of their fortresses and fastnesses, both natural and artificial…
326 wordsSECTION 4Obadiah 1:4
Obadiah 1:4 Ver. 4. 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's nest; see Jer 49:16; and though thou set thy nest among the stars; even higher than the eagle's;…
216 wordsSECTION 5Obadiah 1:5
Obadiah 1:5 Ver. 5. If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night,.... Whether the one came by day, and the other by night, or both by night, the same being meant by different words, whose intent is to plunder and steal, and carry off what they can; thy condition would not be worse, nor so bad as now it is: for how ar…
391 wordsSECTION 6Obadiah 1:6
Obadiah 1:6 Ver. 6. How are [the things] of Esau searched out!.... Or how are the Esauites, the posterity of Esau, sought out! though they dwelt in the clefts of the rocks, and hid themselves in caves and dens, yet their enemies searched them, and found there, and plucked them out from thence, so that none escaped: […
150 wordsSECTION 7Obadiah 1:7
Obadiah 1:7 Ver. 7. All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee [even] to the border,.... Or of "thy covenant" {r}; that are in league with thee; thine allies, even all of them, prove treacherous to thee, in whom thou trustedst; when they sent their ambassadors to them, they received them kindly, promised great t…
441 wordsSECTION 8Obadiah 1:8
Obadiah 1:8 Ver. 8. Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom,.... When they shall be invaded by the enemy, and treacherously dealt with by their allies; so that there shall be no wise counsellors at court to give advice what proper methods should be taken at such a season; they …
173 wordsSECTION 9Obadiah 1:9
Obadiah 1:9 Ver. 9. And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed,.... Teman was one part of the country of Edom, so called from Teman, a son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau, Ge 36:11; and which it seems had been famous for men of might and courage: it abounded with brave officers, and courageous soldiers, who sho…
210 wordsSECTION 10Obadiah 1:10
Obadiah 1:10 Ver. 10. For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob,.... Which is aggravated: by being against Jacob, an honest plain hearted man, and whom the Lord loved; his brother, his own brother, a twin brother, yea, his only brother; yet this is to be understood, not so much of the violence of Esau against Jacob…
219 wordsSECTION 11Obadiah 1:11
Obadiah 1:11 Ver. 11. In the day thou stoodest on the other side,.... Aloof off, as a spectator of the ruin of Jerusalem, and that with delight and pleasure; when they should, as brethren and neighbours, have assisted against the common enemy; but instead of this they stood at a distance; or they went over to the othe…
402 wordsSECTION 12Obadiah 1:12
Obadiah 1:12 Ver. 12. But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother,.... The day of his calamity, distress, and destruction, as afterwards explained; that is, with delight and satisfaction, as pleased with it, and rejoicing at it; but rather should have grieved and mourned, and as fearing their turn wou…
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.