Tyndale Open Study Notes on Obadiah 1:15

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
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1:15-18 The law of retribution (lex talionis) is that we harvest what we plant. Edom’s treachery, compounded by her pride, would be more than returned when the cup of vengeance came around to her lips. Justice would bring deliverance for Israel and punishment for Edom (see also Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 32:29; Mal 1:2-5). 1:15 The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge (literally the day of the Lord is near): Although the day of the Lord was sometimes a temporal event (e.g., the forthcoming destruction of Edom; Joel’s locust plague, Joel 1:15), in its final form that day encompasses God’s final retribution on all godless nations. • As you have done: For those who experience judgment, their evil deeds shape their punishment.

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