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Book of Obadiah

Obadiah is the name of a book in the Old Testament of the Bible. In many Christian Bibles, Obadiah, which has 1 chapter, is ordered as the 31st of the 66 books in the Bible. Much of the following is based on J.B. Tidwell's The Bible Book by Book, published in 1916.

The book is named after the prophet, Obadiah, which means "servant of the Lord." We know nothing about him except what we can gather from his prophecy.

It was doubtless written after the fall of Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar, 587 B. C. and before the destruction of Edom, five years later, which would make the date about 585 B. C. This would make him a contemporary of Jeremiah.

The occasion of the prophecy is the cruelty of the Edomites in rejoicing over the fall of Judah.

Its chief importance lies in its predictions of doom upon Edom the descendants of Esau, the twin brother of Jacob and the type of the unchangeable hostility of the flesh to that which is born of the spirit.

The Teachings. (1) Jehovah is especially interested in Israel. (2) He will establish a new kingdom, with Judea and Jerusalem as the center and with holiness as the chief characteristic.

Outline of Obadiah

I. Edom's punishment, 1-9.
1. She must fall, 1-4.
2. Her allies will desert her, 5-7.
3. Her wisdom will fail her, 8-9.

II. Edom's sin, 10-14

III. Guilt of the nations, 15-16.

IV. Judah shall be restored.

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