OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST is generally divided into active and passive. His active obedience im plies what he did : his passive what he suffered. Some divines distinguish these. They refer our pardon to his passive, and our title to glory to his active obedience; though, Dr. Owen observes, that it cannot be clearly evinced that there is any such thing in propriety of speech as passive obedi ence; obeying is doing, to which passion or suf fering does not belong. Of the active obedience of Christ the Scriptures assure us that he took upon him the form of a servant, and really be came one (Is. xlix :3 ; Phil. ii :7; Heb. viii). He was subject to the law of God. "He was made under the law;" the judicial or civil law of the Jews: the ceremonial law, and the moral law (Matt. xvii :24, 27; Luke ii :22 ; Ps. x1:7, 8). He was obedient to the law of nature; he was in a state of subjection to his parents; and he fulfilled the commands of his heavenly Father as it re spected the first and second table. His obedience (t) was voluntary (Ps. x1:6); (2) complete (I Pet. ii:22) ; (3) wrought out in the room and stead of his people (Rom. x:4; Rom. v :19) ; (4)
well pleasing and acceptable in the sight of God. (Buck, Bib. Dict.) (See Alartensen, Christ. Eth. vol. i, p. 26o, sq.; Hastings' Bib. Diet.) OBELISK (Hos. iii:4. R. V.) See PILLAR.
OBETH (O'beth). (1 Esdras viii:32. Same as EBED, Ezra OBIL (o'bil), (Heb. , o-beel', chief of the camels), Sept. 'Apias, a-bee'as, an Ishmaelite, or Arab, doubtless of the nomad tribes, who had charge of the royal camels in the time of David— an exceedingly fit employment for an Arab (1 Chron. xxvii :3o).
As Obil means in Arabic 'a keeper of camels' Hieron. (ii, 2), reasonably infers that the person had his name from his office, which has always been a very common circumstance in the East.
OBJECT (Gr. eh'-o ; to be a plaintiff, to charge with some of fense).
This word is rendered accuse (Acts xxiv:t9); a public accusation (Mark xiv :60).
OBLATION (513-15.'shfin), (Heb. min khaw',a donation). See OFFERING and SACRIFICE.