Obadiah 1:17 — Community Reflections

OBADIAH 1:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”

The promise that upon Mount Zion there shall be those that escape and it shall be holy and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions indicates that despite the judgment on the nations, Judah will be restored to their land. The establishment of holiness on Mount Zion emphasizes the sanctification of the restored community.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

Hope in suffering - Obadiah 1

God is faithful in every circumstance. We bring nothing; He provides everything. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. The imagery here is agricultural - the origin...