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"Won`t I in that day," says Yahweh, "destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
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God Gives and Takes Wisdom
Commentators explain that Edom was famous for its wisdom. God's declaration that He will "destroy" it reveals a profound truth: human intelligence, strategic thinking, and prudence are not self-sustained but are gifts from God. He can withdraw these gifts at any moment, especially in judgment, causing the wisest plans to fail inexplicably.
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Obadiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall I not in that day even destroy the wise out of Edom? - It was then no common, no recoverable, loss of wisdom, because God, th…
19th Century
Anglican
The completeness of the overthrow awaiting Edom. It is no mere inroad of a marauding tribe. Something would escape the robber, though he m…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet expresses the way God would punish the Idumeans: trusting in their alliances, they despised God, as we have already observed. The …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Shall I not in that day, says the Lord, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom When …
This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, like their father Esau's rejection, and appears to refer to the destruct…
