Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Jehovah was there:" — Ezekiel 35:10 (ASV)
These two countries shall be mine— In Ezekiel 35:3-9 the sin charged against Edom is its hatred of Israel; in Ezekiel 35:10-15, its desire to take possession of Israel’s inheritance. The two nations and countries are, of course, the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Whereas the Lord was there— This fact brings out the real sin. Edom desired Israel’s possessions, not as it might have desired those of other nations, but knowing that this was the special inheritance given by God to His people, and which it thought ought to have been given to itself as the elder branch, thus setting itself in direct opposition to God.