Obadiah 1:18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Obadiah 1:17-21

After the destruction of the church's enemies is threatened, which will be completely accomplished in the great day of recompence, and that judgment for which Christ came once, and will come again, into this world, here follow precious promises of the salvation of the church, with which this prophecy concludes, and those of Joel and Amos did, which, however they might be in part fulfilled in the return of the Jews out of Babylon notwithstanding the triumphs of Edom in their captivity, as if it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Obadiah 1:18

And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame ,.... The former may denote the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the latter the ten tribes, which after the separation in Rehoboam's time were called Ephraim, and sometimes Joseph; though they may here signify one and the same, since all the tribes will be united, and become one people, at the time the prophecy refers to: the meaning is, that the people of Judah and Israel shall have strength and power to conquer and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:18

The house of Jacob shall be a fire - After their return from captivity, the Jews, called here the house of Jacob and the house of Joseph, did break out as a flame upon the Idumeans; they reduced them into slavery; and obliged them to receive circumcision, and practise the rites of the Jewish religion. See 1 Maccabees 5:3, etc.; 2 Maccabees 10:15-23; and Josephus Antiq., lib. 13 c. 17. There shall not be any remaining - As a people and a nation they shall be totally destroyed. This is the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:18

Verse 18 Here again the Prophet meets a doubt, which might come into the mind of each of them; for the Idumeans were flourishing, and their condition was independent, when the Israelites as well as the Jews were led into exile, and Jerusalem with its temple was destroyed. They might under such circumstances despair; but the Prophet shows, that though for a time the house of Jacob seemed to be dead, yet a fire would be kindled, which would consume the Idumeans, though they were then proud of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:17-20

§ 1. While judgment falls upon heathen nations, the house of Jacob shall be delivered, shall add to its possessions, and spread far and wide. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:17-21

Part II . THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:18

The last clause of the preceding verse is here expanded and more fully explained. The house of Jacob … the house of Joseph. The kingdoms of Judah and Israel, the two and the ten tribes united once more, In Psalms 77:15 the whole people are called "the sons of Jacob and Joseph." So elsewhere. The reunion of the tribes is mentioned in Hosea 1:11 ; Ezekiel 37:19 ; Zechariah 10:6 . The future salvation is to be for all. For stubble, which the Israelites used rather than wood for lighting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:18

Truth triumphant. "And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it." I. WHAT IS HERE PROMISED CONCERNING GOD 'S HERITAGE APPLIES TO THE WHOLE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN . Truth may appear to lose many a battle, but in the end it will assuredly prevail. Edom, long... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:18

The true Church; or, the community of the good: 2. A consuming power. "And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it." There is a fire in the true Church. Notice— I. THE CHARACTERISTIC WHICH THIS FIRE DISPLAYS . What is the fire? The fire of truth, that burns up error; the fire... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:18

Having given, in summary, the restoration and expansion of Judah, Obadiah, in more detail, first mentions a further chastisement of Edom, quite distinct from the former. In the first, for which God summoned the pagan, there is no mention of Judah, the desolation of whose holy City, Jerusalem, for the time, and their own captivity is presupposed. In the second, which follows on the restoration of its remnant, there is no mention of pagan. Obadiah, whose mission was to Judah, gives to it the name... read more

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