Obadiah And The Fall Of Edom Analysis

Exegesis Paper
I am writing about Obadiah and the fall of Edom. This is a passage about how people and cities will truly reap what they sow. He shows that pride has a fall and that this city must fall to its pride. The neighboring city to Edom is Jerusalem, so passing judgement on Edom is no only teaches Edom a lesson but also teaches Jerusalem how to truly love their enemies. There is a lot of imagery in this passage as well as a few parts that translation has made unclear and is hard to follow the relevance of such a short book in the bible. As we break down some vocabulary in Obadiah 10-14 we can see how God passes judgement and points out some of the wrongdoing of Edom.
PAAR
In the book of Obadiah, in verses 10-18 there is a word used that is “PAAR,” which means to boast. There are few ways that they use …show more content…
- Again here we see the term boast. Which is used to say to flaunt their victory and and open their mouths toward Judah and Jerusalem forwhat they did to the cities in their actions

Verse 13
13 Do not enter the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; do not gloat over his disaster in the day of his calamity; do not loot his wealth in the day of his calamity.
- When it says do not enter the gate of my people he refers to them as outsiders and enemies. And to do this on the day of their downfall

Verse 14
14 Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors in the day of distress.
- The crossroads would be where people may try to flee and escape. Some translations use the word breach. Saying the breaches in the walls of the city

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