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Obadiah 1:8 - Exposition

In that day; when Edom is abandoned by its friends. Destroy the wise men out of Edom. God shall take their wisdom from them, so that they shall be no more able to offer prudent counsel or suggest plans of safety ( Isaiah 19:11-16 ; Isaiah 29:14 ; Isaiah 47:12 , Isaiah 47:13 ). The Edomites were celebrated for wisdom or practical philosophy. Mount of Esau ( Obadiah 1:9 , Obadiah 1:19 , Obadiah 1:21 ). Mount Seir—a designation of Edom from the nature of the country.

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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Obadiah 1:8 - Exposition

Obadiah 1:8 - Exposition

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