Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
This text stands within the record of the kings of Judah. It marks the moment when Edom revolted from under Judah's hand and broke free from its rule. Among the Judahite rulers named in this account, Jehoshaphat alone was truly good. His alliance with the house of Omri brought evil consequences upon Judah that lasted long afterward. Edom's breaking free fulfilled the word that the yoke would be shaken from off the neck of Esau's descendants when Israel departed from God. That breaking of the dominion did not come through Roman rule, for the Romans were not the descendants of Esau.
This text stands within the record of the kings of Judah. It marks the moment when Edom revolted from under Judah's hand and broke free from its rule. Among the Judahite rulers named in this account, Jehoshaphat alone was truly good. His alliance with the house of Omri brought evil consequences upon Judah that lasted long afterward. Edom's breaking free fulfilled the word that the yoke would be shaken from off the neck of Esau's descendants when Israel departed from God. That breaking of the dominion did not come through Roman rule, for the Romans were not the descendants of Esau.