From 89ed0a4b170f38b43a71bfba8fe96b29c258d117 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2019 15:12:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'oba/01/18.md' Added note explaining "The house of Jacob ... the house of Joseph" --- oba/01/18.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/oba/01/18.md b/oba/01/18.md index d1148a3d35..e23bd29a53 100644 --- a/oba/01/18.md +++ b/oba/01/18.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Yahweh speaks of the descendantsof Jacob and Joseph as if they were fire because they will destroy the descendants of Esau like a fire that quickly and completely burns up straw. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +# The house of Jacob ... the house of Joseph + +Often "the house of Jacob" represents Israel, but here it represents only the people in the southern part of Israel. Joseph was one of Jacob's sons. Here "the house of Joseph" represents the people in the norther part of Israel. + # stubble The dry pieces of plants that are left in the ground after the stalks have been cut.