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He said, Wherein have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?
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A Cry of Mortal Fear
Commentators agree that Obadiah's question, "Wherein have I sinned?", is an expression of genuine terror. He believes that carrying Elijah's message to King Ahab is a suicide mission. As John Gill notes, Obadiah assumes the consequence will be his own death at Ahab's hand.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Obadiah thinks that to execute this commission will be fatal to him (1 Kings 18:12).
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Reformed Baptist
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