Eze 35:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 35:5-10: 35:5-10 The eternal [or ancient ] hatred of Edom for Israel went all the way back to their respective ancestors, Esau and Jacob (see Gen 25:19-34 ; 27:1-46 ; Num 20:14-21 ; 24:18 ; 2 Sam 8:13-14 ; 1 Kgs 11:14 ). Because of that enmity, the Edomites took advantage of the Babylonian destruction to butcher the Israelites when they were helpless . They wanted to wipe out the descendants of Jacob and seize the lands of Israel and Judah . The bloodbath they delighted to inflict on Israel would return on their own heads, as their people would be slaughtered by the sword . Their everlasting hatred would be punished: Their land would become desolate forever . This prophecy was fulfilled when the Edomites were displaced by a coalition of Arab tribes sometime during the 400s BC .

a35:5-10►

bGen 25:19-34►

c27:1-46►

dNum 20:14-21►

f2 Sam 8:13-14►

g1 Kgs 11:14►

‏ Ezekiel 35:5

Summary for Ezek 35:5-10: 35:5-10 ^a The eternal [or ancient] hatred of Edom for Israel went all the way back to their respective ancestors, Esau and Jacob (see Gen 25:19-34 ^b; 27:1-46 ^c; Num 20:14-21 ^d; 24:18 ^e; 2 Sam 8:13-14 ^f; 1 Kgs 11:14 ^g). Because of that enmity, the Edomites took advantage of the Babylonian destruction to butcher the Israelites when they were helpless. They wanted to wipe out the descendants of Jacob and seize the lands of Israel and Judah. The bloodbath they delighted to inflict on Israel would return on their own heads, as their people would be slaughtered by the sword. Their everlasting hatred would be punished: Their land would become desolate forever. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Edomites were displaced by a coalition of Arab tribes sometime during the 400s BC.