The Edomites, descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, hold a significant place in biblical prophecy. Throughout the Scriptures, various prophecies address the fate and future of Edom, often highlighting themes of judgment and divine retribution due to their actions against Israel.

Judgment Against Edom

The prophets frequently pronounced judgment against Edom for their hostility towards Israel. The book of Obadiah is entirely dedicated to the prophecy against Edom. Obadiah 1:1-4 declares, "This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD, and an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, 'Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!' Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, whose habitation is high, who say in your heart, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?' Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD."

Edom's Destruction

Isaiah also prophesies the destruction of Edom. In Isaiah 34:5-6 , the Lord's sword is described as descending in judgment upon Edom: "For My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it will descend in judgment upon Edom, the people I have devoted to destruction. The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood; it is covered with fat—the blood of lambs and goats, the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom."

Edom's Perpetual Desolation

Jeremiah also speaks of Edom's desolation. In Jeremiah 49:17-18 , it is written, "Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors, says the LORD, no one will dwell there; no man will abide there."

Edom's Role in the Day of the Lord

The book of Joel includes Edom in the broader context of the Day of the Lord, a time of divine judgment. Joel 3:19 states, "Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood."

Edom's Future Restoration

Despite the harsh judgments pronounced, some interpretations of prophecy suggest a future restoration for Edom. Amos 9:11-12 speaks of the restoration of David's fallen tent and the inclusion of Edom: "In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name, declares the LORD, who will do this."

The prophecies concerning Edom reflect a complex relationship with Israel, marked by conflict and divine judgment, yet hinting at a broader plan within God's redemptive history.Genesis 25:23
And the LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from your bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
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Genesis 27:29,37-40
Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be every one that curses you, and blessed be he that blesses you.
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Numbers 24:18
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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Isaiah 11:14
But they shall fly on the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
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Isaiah 21:11,12
The burden of Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
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Isaiah 34:1
Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
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Isaiah 63:1-4
Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
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Jeremiah 9:25,26
Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
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Jeremiah 27:1-11
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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Jeremiah 49:7-22
Concerning Edom, thus said the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
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Lamentations 4:21,22
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through to you: you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.
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Ezekiel 25:12-14
Thus said the Lord GOD; Because that Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on them;
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Ezekiel 32:29,30
There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
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Ezekiel 35:1
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 36:5
Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
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Joel 3:19
Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
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Amos 1:11,12
Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
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Amos 9:12
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, said the LORD that does this.
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Obadiah 1:21
And saviors shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
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Malachi 1:2-5
I have loved you, said the LORD. Yet you say, Wherein have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? said the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
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The Twelve Minor Prophets.
... an historic allusion to the exultation of the Edomites over the ... accordingly
denunciations against Samaria intermingled with his prophecies concerning Judah ...
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Isaiah
... the vigour of Isaiah's acknowledged prophecies, the passage ... Prophecy concerning the
redemption and return of Israel. ... forgot or forgave the Edomites for their ...
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The Hebrew Prophecies.
... at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation ... common denominator for this collection
of prophecies.". ... thunderbolts against the perfidious Edomites because of ...
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The Antiquities of the Jews
... Made An Expedition Against The Edomites And Amalekites ... Concerning Nebuchadnezzar
And His Successors And How Their ... In Media; And What Prophecies He Delivered ...
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Book 5 Footnotes
... made to David and to Nathan, concerning the building ... great victory over the Idameans
or Edomites, the posterity ... to the Jews, were the prophecies delivered to ...
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The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.
... by the Jews on account of the evident prophecies of Christ ... Concerning the date when
the book was written, we ... his chief city, and reduced the Edomites to tribute ...
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Questions.
... 13. What were the habits of the Edomites? 14. ... 26. What were Isaiah's chief prophecies
of our Lord? ... 17. What did Jeremiah predict concerning Jehoiakim? Jer. ...
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The Prophet Joel.
... favour of the view that the prophecies of Joel ... with Amos, who embodies his prophecy
concerning this event ... perpetrated by the Egyptians and Edomites properly so ...
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Ninth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices.
... out to go around the land of the Edomites, who refused ... faith in Christ, against the
promise concerning him. ... And, alas, we see the prophecies only too painfully ...
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The Prophet Amos.
... Their training, their principles, the form of their prophecies, all admitted of
a ... in the same passage, is supposed to be conquered; concerning the latter point ...
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Why did God love Jacob and hate Esau (Malachi 1:3; Romans 9:13)? | GotQuestions.org

Why did God judge Edom so harshly in the book of Obadiah? | GotQuestions.org

Summary of the Book of Obadiah - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org

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