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| − | out the camp, bearing his reproach. By him therefore
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| − | let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually,
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| − | that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his
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| − | name.’’——Heb, 13; 13, 15.
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| − | QUESTIONS FOR STUDY
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| − | { 1,2. Describe the battle line-up in which the remnant of God’s | |
| − | people are graciously given a place. What was foreshown
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| − | in the incident recorded at 1 Samuel 17: 45, and foretold
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| − | in the declaration at Isaiah 34: 5, 6, 97
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| − | 3. Show that the prophecy of Obadiah is in line with Ro-
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| − | mans 15: 4.
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| − | ¢ 4. To whom do the words of Isaiah 13:11 apply, and how?
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| − | q 5,6. What is the nature of the work now being done by Je-
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| − | hovah’s witnesses? The occasion for that work? The
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| − | foretold purpose of that work, and the evidence that that
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| − | purpose 1s being aceomplished ?
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| − | q 7 Show that the facts concerning the Roman Catholic Hier-
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| − | archy are in tulfillment of the prophetie record concerning
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| − | Esau and the Edomites,
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| − | § 8-12. Apply Obadiah 3, clearly identifying those referred to
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| − | therein and showing applicntion of 2 Chronicles 19:7 and
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| − | James 2: 2-4,9. Contiast the course taken by those who
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| − | love God with that taken by the antitypical Hdomites.
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| − | According to related scriptures, with what result will the
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| − | latter thus procced?
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| − | { 13-15. Explain and apply Genesis 36: 31, and the maniresta- | |
| − | tion by the Edomites of their enmity against the Isruciites,
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| − | showing present fulfillinent of prophecy.
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| − | { 16,17. Why do the modein Edomites resist and oppose Je- | |
| − | hovah’s witnesses? What purposes are being accomplished
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| − | by the warfare now in progress, clearly showing the im-
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| − | portance and urgency of holduess and zeal and gomg
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| − | straight forward now?
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| − | § 18-20. To what end, as declared at Obadiah 4 and in related
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| − | scriptures, will the enemy now exalt themselves?
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| − | § 21,22. What should we always bear in mind as to the part
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| − | of the remnant in this war and when their part must he
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| − | performed, and the purpose of the part committed to them?
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| − | As to the Lord’s action now, and later, toward the modern
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| − | “domites?
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| − | 4 25,24. Point out how fittingly illustrative are the words of
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| − | Obadiah 5,
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| − | { 25-28. Show that the name Esau, Esau’s choice of habitation, | |
| − | and the deceit, fraud and cocreion practiced by the ancient
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| − | Edomites were prophetic. When and how are the ‘things
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| − | of Edom’? ‘‘stripped bare??? When und how is the latter
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| − | declaration of Jeremiah 49:10 fulfilled?
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| − | { 29. Justify David’s fighting the Edomites, What was fore-
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| − | shown therein? How is the work of the remnant reluted to
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| − | the gathering of the great multitude, which indirates the
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| − | urgency of zealous activity now? Apply Lebrews 1y; 13, 15.
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| − | COURAGE AND VICTORY
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| − | O TITOSE who have fully agreed to do God’s
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| − | will this speech is addressed. Jehovah has taken
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| − | out of the nations a people for his name and
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| − | has put his name upon them. He has enthroned in
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| − | Zion his mighty Executive Officer and sent him forth
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| − | to crush the enemy and to vindicate God’s name, That
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| − | means war in which is expressed the complete and
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| − | full vengeance of Jehovah aeainst the wicked one. It
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| − | also means the supreme endeavor of the wieked one
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| − | to destroy those upon whom Jehovah has put his name.
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| − | In that conflict no quarter is asked and none given.
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| − | To those anointed and commissioned by Jehovah he
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| − | now says (Isa. 62:1); ‘I will not rest until the right-
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| − | cousness of Zion shall go forth as brightness, and the
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| − | salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.’? The Lord
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| − | has risen and he will compel all to know that he is God,
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| − | whose name alone is Jchovah. The Lord is in his holy
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| − | temple and commands ali to be silent and hear Ins
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| − | message.
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| − | The greatest favor ever bestowed upon man is to
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| − | be on the side of Jehovah and to enjoy the privilege
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| − | of serving in his organization. That favor is now
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| − | possessed by a few persons ou the earth. If you are
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| − | one of such, happy is your Jot and great is your re-
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| − | sponsibility.
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| − | To Jehovah's anointed witnesses mueh has been
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| − | given and much more entrusted, and coneerning such
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| − | Jesus says (Luke 12:48, Weymouth) : ‘To whomso-
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| − | ever much has been given, from him mueh will be re-
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| − | quired ; and to whom much has been entrusted, of him
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| − | {the more] will be demanded.’’ Jehovah has given to
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| − | his people the truth and made known that he has per-
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| − | mitted Satan to carry on his wicked work for a limited
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| − | time, at the end of which time he causes a world-wide
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| − | testimony to be given to those who will hear, and then
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| − | he will exhibit his supreme power in the battle of his
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| − | vreal day. Jle requires his witnesses to deliver his
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| − | testimony. To his anointed the Lord has entrusted
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| − | his kingdom interests on the earth, and he demands
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| − | that they shall render a full and satisfactory account
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| − | of that stewardship.
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| − | For many centurics honest persons have looked for-
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| − | ward (o and prayed for the coming of the Lord Jesus
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| − | and his kingdom, That great event has now come. The
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| − | primary purpose of the kingdom is to vindicate Je-
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| − | hovah’s name, and to this end he proves Satan a liar,
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| − | that Jehovah is the only true Almighty God, the source
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| − | of Jife, and that he can put men on earth who will re-
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| − | main true to him, and that he ean and will establish
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| − | righteousness in the earth. The seeondary purpose of
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| − | the kingdom is to give life everlasting to all who hear
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| − | and render themselves in full obedience to Cod; that
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| − | those who believe in God and Christ Jesus and prove
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| − | faithful shall live ; and that those who refuse to believe
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| − | and obey shall remain with the Devil under condemna-
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| − | tion and suffer destruction. Therefore God has en-
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| − | trusted to his witnesses the work of publishing these
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| − | truths to the people, and those thus commissioned hy
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| − | the Lord who fail or refuse to give the testimony as
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| − | commanded shall be destroyed. (Ezek. 3:17) The
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| − | issuc now is plain and clear-cut, and there is no excuse
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| − | to side-step it. Who will remain true and steadfast
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| − | on the Lord's side and faithfully perform hig obli-
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| − | gation?
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| − | To the anointed ones Jehovah now says (Prov.
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| − | 6:20): ‘My son, keep thy father’s commandment,
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| − | and forsake not the law of thy mother.’’? The com-
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| − | mandment of Jehovah is his will expre. sed concerning
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