Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Obadiah 1:17-21
CRITICAL NOTES.] Obadiah 1:17.] Yet this Mount shall become a sanctuary for God and his people, who will possess, regain their possessions. Obadiah 1:18.] Israel, again united and unassailed, shall execute judgment upon others. A fire] Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 5:24. Obadiah 1:19.] Extend its territory to every region under heaven. Obadiah 1:20. Captivity] Exiles among the Canaanites shall possess the country of the Canaanites; and those whom the Edomites had enslaved shall possess the cities of... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Obadiah 1:15-16
CRITICAL NOTES.] Obadiah 1:15. For] Resumptive from Obadiah 1:10. Righteous retribution in kind. Obadiah 1:16.] The greatest crime the desecration of the holy mountain by drinking carousals, for which all nations are to drink of God’s wrath till utterly destroyed. Not been] (Job 10:19); not a trace of national existence left (Psalms 37:36; Ezekiel 26:21). HOMILETICSTHE DAY OF RETRIBUTION.—Obadiah 1:15-16Another warning of judgment to come. All men are amenable to law. God notices violations of... read more