August 1, 2007

• Discovering God’s Character – Part 17C
  
  
  
  The Prophecies Concerning Edom

  We will continue our numbering sequence from the earlier post to
  approximately indicate the next point on the timeline. At this point,
  we are now coming into the prophecies about Edom.

  18. Isaiah prophesies judgment of the nations descending upon Edom
  during a world wide judgment described like the Second Coming of
  Christ. (Isaiah 34:1-17)  God’s wrath against the nations is described.
  In verse 4 – all of the host of heaven will wear away and the sky will
  be rolled back like a scroll… There will be a great slaughter in Edom,
  upon the people whom God has devoted to destruction.

  19. Isaiah prophesies judgment upon Edom. The Lord has trodden the wine
  press of His wrath in Edom, clearly a sign of the judgment that comes
  with the Second Coming of Christ.  (Isaiah 63:1-6)

  20. Jeremiah prophesies judgment upon Egypt and Judah, Edom, and the
  sons of Ammon and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert … all the
  nations… during a world wide judgment. (Jeremiah 9:25-26)

  21. Jeremiah sends word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and
  Sidon regarding the coming of Nebuchadnezzar to submit to
  Nebuchadnezzar or they will driven out of their lands and perish. 
  (Jeremiah 27:1-22)

  22. Jeremiah prophesies judgment upon Edom and includes Dedan (the
  southwest shore and the area inland of the Saudi Arabian peninsula)
  with them. (Jeremiah 49:7-22)  Edom is linked with Dedan. Edom was good
  at concealing himself yet God will uncover his hiding places. This is
  where we get visions of Petra, the city built in the rock. God compared
  Edom’s overthrown to Sodom and Gomorrah.

  23. Jeremiah has a group of prophecies including Edom all together that
  are not associated specifically with Egyptian or Babylonian conquests.
  The nations that are named are: Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, and Elam
  (Persian region, i.e. Iran). Babylon is referred to also in both a
  historical and prophetic sense. (Jeremiah 49-51)  God places the
  judgment of Edom in the midst of other nations (there are other places
  like this). Curiously, they are all Muslim today.

  24. Jeremiah prophesies against Edom in Lamentations. (Lamentations 4:21-22)
  Jeremiah says “Go ahead and laugh at Israel’s judgment, Edom. Your day for punishment is coming.”

  25 Ezekiel prophesies against Edom along with Moab, Philistia, and
  Ammon. The Lord will lay Edom waste from Teman even to Dedan (also
  including Dedan (sw shore and inland of the Saudi Arabian peninsula).
  (Ezekiel 25) This will be the Lord’s doing through Israel as they will
  act according to His anger and His wrath.

  26 Ezekiel prophesies against Edom (Mount Seir). Pay particular note to vs. 5-6. (Ezekiel 35)   God gives them over to bloodshed since they have not
  hated bloodshed so bloodshed will pursue them. God will deal with them
  according to their anger and envy because of their hatred of Israel.
  They were reviling Israel and had spoken arrogantly against the God of
  Israel. Because they rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of
  Israel because it was desolate from the captivity to Babylon, God will
  Himself perform desolation upon Edom.

  Please take the time to read each one of these passages and consider
  Edom’s sin and those who sin with her. There’s a lot to look at here so take some time to consider what is going on and what it means for us today. May your time in study be blessed.  Mr.Vee

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