I am very keen in space exploration, and have an ambition to be a pioneer in that field. However, I was thrown off-guard by this verse that I found, which appears to be *forbidding* space travel.
> **Obadiah 1:4 (NIV)** (emphasis mine)
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> Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, **from there I will bring you down**," declares the LORD
Nest would relate to dwelling place, and a nest among the stars sounds very much like a space colony. The phrase "soar like eagles" could be referring to spacecraft, which have fixed wing/no wing at all, very much like a soaring bird.
So in short, this verse appears to indicate that God really does not want us to explore His creation, and traverse the the universe and colonize space, but I am not sure.
What is the correct interpretation of the verse from Obadiah?
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P.S. I have edited the question and reworded to make it more specific, please consider removing the downvotes.
Asked by user45369
May 20, 2019, 01:53 PM
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