Audio Download<\/a><\/h3>\nObadiah 1:9 Mount of Esau is Cut Off<\/h3>\n[Study Aired January 31, 2024]<\/h5>\n
Obadiah 1:9\u00a0 And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off. (YLT)<\/b><\/p>\n
Oba 1:9\u00a0 And thy mightyH1368<\/sup> men, O Teman,H8487<\/sup> shall be dismayed,H2865 (H8804 Qal)<\/sup> to the end thatH4616<\/sup> every oneH376<\/sup> of the mountH4480 H2022<\/sup> of EsauH6215<\/sup> may be cut offH3772 (H8735 Niphal)<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nH1368 \u2013 Ghibbor, strong, mighty, strong man, brave man, mighty man, from a <\/span>primitive root H1396, Gabar, to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great, make strong, strengthen, confirm, give strength, confirm, show oneself mighty, act proudly (toward God)<\/b><\/p>\nH8487 \u2013 Teyman, Teman = south, from H8486, Teyman, south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind, toward the south, denominative from H3225, Yamiyn, right, right hand, right side, south (the direction of the right hand when facing East), <\/span>from a primitive root H3231, Yaman, to choose the right, go to the right, use the right hand, be right handed<\/b><\/p>\nH2865 \u2013 Khathath, (Qal) to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, a primitive root<\/span><\/p>\nH4616 \u2013 Mahan, purpose, intent, for the sake of, in view of, on account of, for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to, to the end that, from a primitive root\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nH6030 Anah, to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout, respond to, respond as a witness, make answer, be answered, receive, sing, utter tunefully, dwell<\/span><\/p>\nH376 \u2013 Eesh, man, male, husband, human being, person, servant, mankind, champion, great man, whosoever, each, contracted for H582, Enoshe, man, mortal man, person, mankind, of an individual, men, <\/span>from a primitive root H605, Anash, to be weak, sick, frail, be incurable, desperate, incurable, desperately wicked, woeful, very sick<\/b><\/p>\nH4480 \u2013 Min, from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than, some of, after (of time), from…even to, both…and, either…or, too much for, through, because<\/span>, from H4482, Mane, musical chord, a stringed instrument from an unused root to apportion<\/b><\/p>\nH2022 \u2013 Har, hill, mountain, hill country, mount, a shortened form of H2042, Harar, mountain, hill, hill country, mount, from an <\/span>unused root meaning to loom up<\/b><\/p>\nH6215 \u2013 Esav, hairy, apparently a form of <\/span>a primitive root H6213, Asah, to do, fashion, accomplish, make, work, produce, to deal with, act, act with effect, effect, prepare, attend to, put in order, observe, celebrate, acquire, appoint, ordain, institute, bring about, use, spend, pass, be done, be made, be produced, be offered, be observed, be used, be made, to press, squeeze<\/b><\/p>\nH3772 \u2013 Karath, (Niphal) to be cut off\/down, be chewed, fail, a primitive root<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is Obadiah 1:9 with the root words included:<\/span><\/p>\nThe mighty ones (those who act proudly toward God) of <\/span>Teman<\/b> (South facing\/the right hand) (is being) shattered (and shall) for the purpose of being a witness to mankind (the desperately wicked). So that the mountain (looming up) of Esau shall be cut down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTeman is the name of a district and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman, the grandson of Esau, the son of his firstborn, Eliphaz. A duke Teman is named among the chiefs or clans of Edom. Teman H8487 <\/span>tay-mawn’<\/span><\/i> means the\u00a0<\/span>south<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(as being on the\u00a0<\/span>right<\/span><\/i>\u00a0hand of a person facing the east). The south denotes man\u2019s right hand (man\u2019s power). Figuratively, the right hand denotes \u201cpower\u201d and \u201cauthority\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\nAct 2:32\u00a0 ‘This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;<\/span>
\nAct 2:33\u00a0 at <\/span>the right hand<\/b> then of God having been exalted\u2014also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father\u2014he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;<\/span>
\nAct 2:34\u00a0 for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my <\/span>right hand<\/b>,<\/span>
\nAct 2:35\u00a0 till I make thy foes thy footstool<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe proud heart in all of us is being brought down as we are humbled by Christ. Christ\u2019s bright eyes shine in us and filtrate\/purify us because we are a living sacrifice upon which He has chosen to transform into pillars in His temple. Unlike James and John arguing about who will sit at Christ\u2019s left or right hand, we as the elect know it is simply an honour to be called, chosen, and remain faithful to be considered worthy to be grafted into the body of Christ as ministers and servants. The body does not tell the head where it will sit, on the right or the left, instead, the body is submissive to its head in all things. The body follows the head just as the body of Christ follows the mind of Christ in all things. Where Christ goes, we go:<\/span><\/p>\nEze 1:20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither\u00a0was their<\/span><\/i>\u00a0spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in the wheels.<\/span>
\nEze 1:21\u00a0\u00a0When those went,\u00a0<\/span>these<\/span><\/i>\u00a0went; and when those stood,\u00a0<\/span>these<\/span><\/i>\u00a0stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in the wheels<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nContrary to this spirit of submission was the spirit of James and John:<\/span><\/p>\nMrk 10:35\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:36\u00a0\u00a0And he said unto them,\u00a0<\/span>What would ye that I should do for you?<\/span>
\nMrk 10:37\u00a0\u00a0They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:38<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0But Jesus said unto them,\u00a0<\/span>Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?<\/span>
\nMrk 10:39\u00a0\u00a0And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them,\u00a0<\/span>Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:<\/span>
\nMrk 10:40\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it shall be given to them<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>for whom it is prepared.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:41\u00a0\u00a0And when the ten heard\u00a0<\/span>it,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0they began to be much displeased with James and John.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:42\u00a0\u00a0But Jesus called them\u00a0<\/span>to him,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and saith unto them,\u00a0<\/span>Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:43\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:<\/span>
\nMrk 10:44\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.<\/span>
\nMrk 10:45<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJames and John were eager to make their requests known to Christ, but in doing so were making the sacrifice of fools<\/span><\/p>\nEcc 5:1\u00a0\u00a0Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.<\/span>
\nEcc 5:2\u00a0\u00a0Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter\u00a0<\/span>any<\/span><\/i>\u00a0thing before God: for God\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.<\/span>
\nEcc 5:3\u00a0\u00a0For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice\u00a0<\/span>is known<\/span><\/i>\u00a0by multitude of words.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJames and John were used as an example to remind us how important it is to \u201ckeep our foot\u201d when entering the house of God. The mighty ones of Teman and Edom placed their identity and worth in their pride. Their heart was hasty:<\/span><\/p>\nOba 1:3\u00a0 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJob\u2019s words were not few, nor did he keep his foot when offering his sacrifice of fools.<\/span><\/p>\nJob 10:1\u00a0\u00a0My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; <\/span>I will speak<\/b> in the bitterness of my soul.<\/span>
\nJob 10:2\u00a0\u00a0I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.<\/span>
\nJob 10:3\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Is it<\/span><\/i>\u00a0good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?<\/span>
\nJob 10:4\u00a0\u00a0Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?<\/span>
\nJob 10:5\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Are<\/span><\/i>\u00a0thy days as the days of man?\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span><\/i>\u00a0thy years as man’s days,<\/span>
\nJob 10:6\u00a0\u00a0That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?<\/span>
\nJob 10:7\u00a0\u00a0Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and\u00a0<\/span>there is<\/span><\/i>\u00a0none that can deliver out of thine hand<\/span><\/p>\nJob 23:3\u00a0\u00a0Oh that I knew where I might find him!\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span><\/i>\u00a0I might come\u00a0<\/span>even<\/span><\/i>\u00a0to his seat!<\/span>
\nJob 23:4\u00a0\u00a0I would order\u00a0<\/span>my<\/span><\/i>\u00a0cause before him, and <\/span>fill my mouth with arguments<\/b>.<\/span>
\nJob 23:5\u00a0\u00a0I would know the words\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span><\/i>\u00a0he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is God\u2019s response to Job\u2019s sacrifice of a fool, labelling it as Job speaking by words without knowledge:<\/span><\/p>\nJob 38:1\u00a0\u00a0Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,<\/span>
\nJob 38:2\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Who\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span><\/i>\u00a0this that darkeneth counsel <\/span>by words without knowledge.<\/b><\/p>\nJob 40:1\u00a0 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,<\/span>
\nJob 40:2\u00a0 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJob Promises Silence<\/h4>\nJob 40:3\u00a0 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,<\/span>
\nJob 40:4\u00a0 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? <\/span>I will lay mine hand upon my mouth<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\nUltimately, God the Father and Christ are sovereign in this cleansing process of purification we are all going through. How are we purified? By the words of the Son. The sovereignty of God has ordained that in \u201cthese last days\u201d He speaks to us in His Son, Jesus Christ:<\/span><\/p>\nHeb 1:1\u00a0 In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,<\/span>
\nHeb 1:2\u00a0 in these last days <\/span>did speak to us in a Son<\/b>, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;<\/span>
\nHeb 1:3\u00a0 who being the <\/span>brightness (G541) of the glory<\/b>, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might\u2014through himself having made <\/span>a cleansing of our sins<\/b>, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBrightness is from G541 <\/span>ap-ow’-gas-mah<\/span><\/i> meaning an off flash or effulgence. Effulgence means the ability to shine brightly. The brightness of Christ occurs in that he perfectly reflects the majesty of God. It is this brightness of His coming that will be how the wicked in us is revealed (illuminated):<\/span><\/p>\n2Th 2:8\u00a0 And then shall that Wicked (the old man) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the <\/span>brightness<\/b> of his coming.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHow is the old man consumed with the spirit of His mouth? The spirit of His mouth is the flames of fire of His Word:<\/span><\/p>\nRev 19:11\u00a0 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.<\/span>
\nRev 19:12\u00a0 <\/span>His eyes were as a flame of fire<\/b>, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.<\/span>
\nRev 19:13\u00a0 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWe are the apple of His eye, and even though we will suffer loss in this battle as we are burned, he that remains (overcomes) shall be saved.<\/span><\/p>\n1Co 3:13\u00a0 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, <\/span>because it shall be revealed by fire<\/b>; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.<\/span><\/p>\n1Co 3:15\u00a0 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but <\/span>he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire<\/b><\/p>\nPsa 17:8\u00a0 Keep me as <\/span>the apple, the daughter of the eye<\/b>; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.<\/span>
\nPsa 17:9\u00a0 From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.<\/span>
\nPsa 17:10\u00a0 Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:<\/span>
\nPsa 17:11\u00a0 ‘Our steps now have compassed him;’ Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.<\/span>
\nPsa 17:12\u00a0 His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.<\/span>
\nPsa 17:13\u00a0 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n