Obadiah 5-7
Summary for Obad 1:5-7: 1:5-7 a The Babylonians completely destroyed Jerusalem. By sharing in the plunder, Edom deserved equal retribution (see 1:15-18 b). 1:5 c Edom’s destroyers would take everything, unlike thieves and harvesters. Thieves would leave anything that would hinder an immediate, successful escape; harvesters would always leave gleanings for the poor (Deut 24:19 d; cp. Ruth 2 e; Matt 12:1 f).1:6 g Edom: The Hebrew text uses the name of Esau, Jacob’s brother, indicating Edom’s violation of a fraternal relationship (1:10-14 h).
1:7 i allies (literally men of the covenant): Edom should have been the ally of its brother Israel, but instead, Edom had made a covenant with Babylon.
• promise you peace (literally men of peace, paralleling men of the covenant): It was poetic justice that Edom’s treachery with Israel was rewarded by Babylon’s treachery against Edom.
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