Obadiah 1:1-21 ESV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:19

Verse 19 The Prophet proceeds with the same subject, — that God would not only gather the remnants of his people from the Babylonian exile, but would restore the exiles, that they might rule far and wide, and that their condition might be better than it was before: for the Prophet, as I think, directs the attention to the first blessing of God, which had been deposited in the hand of Abraham. God had promised to the posterity of Abraham the whole land from Euphrates to the sea. Now this land... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:20

Verse 20 He afterwards adds, And the migrations of this host of the children of Israel, etc. There is here an obscurity in the words. The Hebrews by Canaan mean the Illyrians as well as Germans, and also the Gauls: for they say, that the migration, which shall be dispersed in Gaul, and in Germany, and in these far regions, shall possess the southern cities. Now by Zarephath they understand Spain. But we know, as we have elsewhere said, that the Jews are very bold in their glosses: for they are... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:21

Verse 21 Here the Prophet says, that there are in God’s hand ministers, the labor of whom he employs to preserve his own people. He alludes here, I have no doubt, to the history of the judges. We indeed know that the people of Israel were often so distressed, that their deliverance was almost incredible; and that yet they were also delivered in such a way as to have made it evident that the hand of God had appeared from heaven. Since this then was well known to the Jews, the Prophet here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The vision of Obadiah. This is the title of the book, declaring from whom and through whom the revelation comes ( Isaiah 1:1 ). Under the word "vision" in prophetic language is included, not only what the seer saw, the mental picture presented to his inner senses, but also all that he is commissioned to disclose or enunciate. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom . The prophet declares that God speaks through him. One might have expected that the actual words of Jehovah would follow... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The servant of Jehovah. The names given by the Hebrews were usually significant. The appellation of this prophet was very commonly used, and is indicative of the fervid and practical piety of the Israelitish people. Obadiah means "the Servant or Worshipper of Jehovah." I. THE NAME IS DESCRIPTIVE OF PERSONAL PIETY . Whilst the ungodly and irreligious are servants of sin, the pious are emphatically the Lord's bondsmen and devotees. 1 . Piety involves relation to a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The vision. The designation sometimes given to the prophet, "the seer," corresponds with language which is in many places employed to denote the act of communion with God, by which the honoured servant was qualified for discharging his sacred office. The process and its results are thus brought very strikingly before our mind. I. THE REVELATION . There is something to be seen, something which is hidden from the minds of ordinary men, something from which, therefore, the veil must... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

God and bad men. "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." Of the history of Obadiah we literally know nothing. His name, which signifies "Worshipper of Jehovah," and his short prophecy afford the only information concerning him From Obadiah 1:11 to 14, which are thought to contain an allusion to the exultation of the Edomites over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-2

The vision of Obadiah. "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. Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised." We are now about to study the smallest book in the Old Testament. It comes behind the others in length, but in nothing else. In its weighty character as an inspired writing it is equal to any... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-4

Edom subdued. "The vision of Obadiah Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord," etc. We have said that, although there are so many Obadiahs mentioned in Scripture, the prophet cannot be identified with any of them. The sacred writers were never ready to put themselves into prominence. They had their message to deliver. They had their solemn work to perform. They had Jehovah to glorify. They were content to be no more than a voice crying in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

§ 1. The heathen nations are summmoned to take vengeanee on Edom. In spite of her impregnable position, they shall bring her low and strip her of her wealth, being aided and encouraged by her own allies. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

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