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The prophecy of Obadiah opened and applied in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached…The prophecie of Obadiah opened and applyed in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached…
The prophecy of Obadiah opened and applied in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached at All-Hallows and St Mary's in Oxford by that famous and judicious divine John Rainolds D. of Divinity and late president of Corp. Chr. Coll. Published for the honour and use of that famous University, and for the benefit of the churches of Christ abroad in the country, by W.H.The prophecie of Obadiah opened and applyed in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached at All-Hallowes and St Maries in Oxford by that famous and iudicious divine Iohn Rainolds D. of Divinity and late president of Corp. Chr. Coll. Published for the honour and vse of that famous Vniversity, and for the benefit of the churches of Christ abroad in the country, by W.H.
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1613
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VERSE 17. 18. 17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble, & they shall kindle in them, and devour them, and there shall be no remnant of the house of Esau: for the Lord hath spoken it.
VERSE 17. 18. 17 But vpon mount Sion shalbe deliverance, and it shall be holy, and the house of Iacob shall possesse their possessions. 18 And the house of Iacob shalbe a fire, and the house of Ioseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble, & they shall kindle in them, and devour them, and there shalbe no remnant of the house of Esau: for the Lord hath spoken it.
THE first sense and meaning of these words is, that the Jews, which should be carried captive to Babylon, should return again to their own land, and destroy the Idumeans. By mount Zion the fortress of Jerusalem, the beauty of Jewry, is meant all the land of Judea, and there by all the people. By these words then but upon mount Zion, &c. The Prophet meant, that the Jews should be delivered out of captivity, cleansed from their sins become holy & righteous, repossess their possessions, and by adding that the house of Jacob, should ⟨p. 122⟩be a fire, &c. and Esau stubble, that they should be kindled and burn, and be consumed till none were left alive, and that the Jews with the Israelites should destroy the I dumeans, even as the flame and fire consumeth the stubble till none be left; which the Prophet sealeth with this infallible mark, the Lord hath spoken it.
THE first sense and meaning of these words is, that the Ievves, which should be carried captiue to Babylon, should returne again to their owne land, and destroie the Idumeans. By mount Sion the fortresse of Ierusalem, the beauty of Iewrie, is meant all the land of Iudea, and there by all the people. By these wordes then but vpon mount Sion, &c. The Prophet meant, that the Iewes should be delivered out of captivitie, clensed frō their sinnes become holy & righteous, reposssse their possessions, and by adding that the house of Iacob, should