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Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.
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A Promise of Total Restoration
The prophecy describes a dramatic reversal of fortunes where God's people, once confined, will expand to possess the lands of their enemies and neighbors. Commentators explain this includes the territories of Edom (Mount Esau), the Philistines, and the former northern kingdom (Ephraim and Samaria). This signifies a complete restoration and enlargement of God's promised inheritance for His people.
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Obadiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And those of the South shall possess the mountain of Esau - The Church was now hemmed in within Judah and Benjamin. They too were t…
19th Century
Anglican
17-21.—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF JEHOVAH ON MOUNT ZION.
Deliverance. — It is better, as in the margi…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet proceeds with the same subject: that God would not only gather the remnants of his people from the Babylonian exile, but would also res…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [they of] the south shall possess the land of Esau That is, those Jews that shall dwell in the southern part of the l…
Deliverance and holiness would be at Jerusalem, and the house of Jacob would again occupy their possessions. Much of this prophecy was fulfilled wh…
