Bible study with Dr. Chuck Missler
We covered Jonah, Nahoum, and Obadiah.
Conflicts between Edomite and Israel began in the womb with Esau and Jacob
The Book of Obadiah is about these two brothers
This book has two messages:
1. Justice of God demanding vengence on Edom/Esau (Obadiah 1-16) and victory of Jacob over Edom (Obadiah 17-21)
2. Dangers of pride and arrogance: Judgment against Edom is quoted more often than any other judgment in the Old Testament
Sins of Edom that God is punishing, listed in Obadiah 3-16
The Book of Obadiah is about these two brothers
This book has two messages:
1. Justice of God demanding vengence on Edom/Esau (Obadiah 1-16) and victory of Jacob over Edom (Obadiah 17-21)
2. Dangers of pride and arrogance: Judgment against Edom is quoted more often than any other judgment in the Old Testament
Sins of Edom that God is punishing, listed in Obadiah 3-16
1. Pride (Proverb 6: the number one of the 7 things that God hates is pride)
2. Confederacy against Israel
3. Violence
4. Rejoicing in plight of Judah
5. Looted Judah
6. Hindered Jews from escaping
End time implications
Ezekiel 38-39
God himself intervenes Magog's attempt to conquer Israel
This passage alludes to the use of nuclear weapons and describes Israel as a nation in peace without wall (There is a wall there today, suggesting near the end of times, Israel will have peace)
Events that are setting up for Ezekiel 38
- Arab-Israel conflict
- Iran gaining nuclear power
- Oil discovered in Caspian sea
Immediate neighbors of Israel were not mentioned in Ezekiel 38
Where are the Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians, Egyptians, and Saudi Arabians?
Psalm 83
This passage describe events that need to precede Ezekiel 38
It suggests that the only way for the world to know God is only through judgment
3. Violence
4. Rejoicing in plight of Judah
5. Looted Judah
6. Hindered Jews from escaping
End time implications
Ezekiel 38-39
God himself intervenes Magog's attempt to conquer Israel
This passage alludes to the use of nuclear weapons and describes Israel as a nation in peace without wall (There is a wall there today, suggesting near the end of times, Israel will have peace)
Events that are setting up for Ezekiel 38
- Arab-Israel conflict
- Iran gaining nuclear power
- Oil discovered in Caspian sea
Immediate neighbors of Israel were not mentioned in Ezekiel 38
Where are the Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians, Egyptians, and Saudi Arabians?
Psalm 83
This passage describe events that need to precede Ezekiel 38
It suggests that the only way for the world to know God is only through judgment
Who are the Edomites today?
- The Edomites of today are the Islamic people; the people against Israel are not Arabs but Muslims
- Today, Israel is surrounded by the Islamic countries that are trying to wipe them off the face of the earth. But, this isn't the scenario painted in Ezekiel 38, which paints Israel in peace
- Ezekiel 38 suggests that there will be peace and prosperity in Israel before the ill-fated attempt of the Islams to destroy Israel
- Israel then defeats the Edomites followed by God's judgment on the Edomites
- Today, Israel is surrounded by the Islamic countries that are trying to wipe them off the face of the earth. But, this isn't the scenario painted in Ezekiel 38, which paints Israel in peace
- Ezekiel 38 suggests that there will be peace and prosperity in Israel before the ill-fated attempt of the Islams to destroy Israel
- Israel then defeats the Edomites followed by God's judgment on the Edomites
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