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NASB | Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," says the LORD, "Destroy the wise men from Edom [removing all wisdom] And understanding from the mountain of Esau? |
Bible Question: Even though we refer to God as light, does God sometimes plunge mortals into the darkness of ignorance? |
Bible Answer: Hello Reighnskye; You ask if: “Even though we refer to God as light, does God sometimes pluge mortals into the darkness of ignorance?” and you use Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom and understanding from the mountain of Esau?” as a reference verse. I would say it depends on what you would call wisdom. In the instances where I have read of wise men in the scripture it has refered to those in a position to influence kings and rulers with their input (except in 1 Cor 1). Were these mentioned in Obadiah those sort? In my opinion yes. What kind of wisdom did they possess? That of God as described in Prov 8 or that as described in 1 Cor. 1:20-29. The context of the passage in Obadiah indicates it was the later type of wisdom which God does not consider wisdom at all. Therefore I don’t see how destroying these wise men would be plunging the people into a darkness of ignorance. The wisdom of these wisemen had already done that. 1 Corinthians 1:20-29 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 29 so that no man may boast before God. Blessing to you Aaron |