Obadiah 1:21

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 1:21

And saviours shall come upon Mount Zion ,.... Which according to some, is to be understood literally, either of Zerubbabel and Joshua, after the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, who were the restorers of, their civil and church state; or rather of Judas Maccabeus and his brethren, who saved the people of the Jews from Antiochus and his generals, called "saviours", as the judges of old were, Nehemiah 9:27 ; but it is best to interpret these saviours of the apostles of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:21

And saviours shall come up - Certain persons whom God may choose to be deliverers of his people; such as Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Maccabees. Some think these saviours, מושיעים moshiim , mean the apostles of our Lord. Several MSS. have מושעים mushaim , the preserved; those that are saved, i.e., they who were delivered from the captivity; and those of Mount Zion shall judge, that is, shall execute judgment on the Edomites. And as the Asmonean princes joined the priesthood... 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 1:17-21

Part II . THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:21

Empire founded on salvation. The two conceptions which are united in this verse are united, not only in the history of Judah, but in the dispensation of Divine grace as revealed in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Israel had many saviours; Moses was the first and greatest; the judges followed. In the later periods of Jewish story, Zerubbabel and Judas Maccabaeus wrought somewhat similar deliverance for their countrymen. In fact, from first to last revelation is the history of salvations, all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:21

Saviours and judges. "And saviours shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau." "Saviours and judges;" "Mount Zion and the mount of Esau:" what contrasts! And note the saviours are made the judges. The saviours on Mount Zion are made the judges of the mount of Esau. If we follow up these lines they bring us to the true centre of full salvation and perfect judgment. Almighty and most merciful Saviour , thou most worthy Judge eternal, give us now of thy Holy Spirit that we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:21

The kingdom. "The kingdom shall be the Lord's." What fulness of brightest morning glory after a long night of blackest darkness! The kingdom longed for, the kingdom prayed for, the kingdom promised, the kingdom prophesied of, shall be the kingdom come . The kingdom. Not many kingdoms, but one. Now there are many, and these diverse from each other, and often at war one with another. The Prophet Daniel spoke of this when he said, "The Lord God shall set up a kingdom which shall never be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:21

And saviors shall ascend on Mount Zion - The body should not be without its head; saviours there should be, and those, successively. The title was familiar to them of old Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15. “The children of Israel cried unto the Lord, Who raised them up a savior, and he saved them. And the Lord gave unto Israel a savior” 2 Kings 13:5, in the time of Jehoahaz. Nehemiah says to God, Nehemiah 9:27. “According to Thy manifold mercies, Thou gavest them saviours, who should save them from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Obadiah 1:20-21

Obadiah 1:20-21. And the captivity of this host, &c. Those of the ten tribes that were carried away captive by Shalmaneser; shall possess that of the Canaanites That is, all the countries they anciently possessed, with this addition, that what the Canaanites held by force, and the Israelites could not take from them, shall now be possessed by these returned captives. Even unto Zarephath Or Sarepta, a city near Sidon, in the northern borders of Judea, 1 Kings 17:9. The Canaanites,... read more

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