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Obadiah, part of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament series, serves pastors and teachers by providing them with a careful analysis and interpretation of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament book of Obadiah, quickly allowing pastors to grasp the big idea of the passage and how it fits in its larger context. Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical...

The marked construction of v. 17a (“But on Mount Zion”)49 signals a shift in focus, from the nations drunk and debased by the fury of YHWH’s wrath, to his holy mountain (v. 16a), where order reigns, and the tripartite covenant involving YHWH, the house of Jacob, and the land is fully operative. The calamities of 598 and 586 BC had left what remained of the Israelites angry and deeply disillusioned. In their minds YHWH had reneged on all his promises. In
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