Obadiah 1:17 Meaning
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Context Explained
15For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
19And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 35:10
Both verses speak of the joy and deliverance of God's people.
Romans 11:26
This verse discusses the salvation of Israel, connecting to the theme of deliverance in Obadiah.
Hebrews 12:22
This verse mentions Mount Zion as a place of holiness, echoing the themes in Obadiah.
Source: Obadiah 1:17