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Obadiah 1 — Sermon Preparation
Edom is condemned for standing by — and even joining in — while Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, and the day of the LORD will bring Edom's ruin and Israel's deliverance. Below is a research summary for Obadiah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 21
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Obadiah 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֵשָׂו | ʻÊsâv | H6215 | 7 | Esav |
| הַר | har | H2022 | 7 | mountain, range |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 4 | occupy, driving |
| אֵיד | ʼêyd | H343 | 3 | oppression, misfortune |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 4 | nation, a Gentile |
| שָׁתָה | shâthâh | H8354 | 3 | imbibe |
| כָּרַת | kârath | H3772 | 3 | cut, destroy |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Obadiah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the prediction of the success of that war; Edom shall be spoiled, and brought down. All the enemies of God's church shall be disappointed in the things they stay themselves on. God can easily lay those low who magnify and exalt themselves; and will do it. Carnal security ripens men for ruin, and makes the ruin worse when it comes. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Obadiah 1:1–16 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Edom— Obad 1:1
- Jerusalem— Obad 1:11
- Mount Zion— Obad 1:17
- Gilead 1— Obad 1:19
- Mount Esau— Obad 1:19
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