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The Book of

Obadiah Intro

A proud nation on the heights, a brother betrayed, and a kingdom that belongs to the LORD.

Before chapter 1≈ 2 min1 chapters

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In 30 seconds

Jerusalem has fallen.

Edom, its brother, cheered.

The LORD sees, and Edom falls.

The kingdom will be His.

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Who wrote it

Obadiah

A prophet we know only by his vision

  • His name means ‘servant of the LORD.’Obadiah 1:1
  • The book gives no king, no date and no home town.Obadiah 1:1
  • Most likely soon after Babylon burned Jerusalem, about 586 BC.Most scholars
  • Twenty-one verses: the shortest book of the Old Testament.Obadiah 1:21

How it’s built

One oracle, two movements

The summonsv. 1: nations, rise upPride broughtdownvv. 2–9: from theheightsThe chargevv. 10–14: yourbrother’s dayThe Day of theLORDvv. 15–16: for all thenationsZion deliveredvv. 17–21: the kingdomis His

Whiteboard

Sentence first, then the reason, then the Day that sets everything right.

Big themes

Three threads to follow

How to read it

The prophets speak in poems and pictures.

Judgment is told plainly, and hope comes after.

Near in history, and far, to the last day.

Watch for

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ

Revelation 11:15

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Question

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One thing to know before you begin.

Who was Edom’s father?

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