Prophets & WritingsOld Testament

Obadiah

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The book names no king and no year. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

"servant of the LORD" · Hebrew

About

Prophet known only by his name and the one vision that bears it. The book gives no father, no king and no date. What Obadiah saw concerned Edom, the nation descended from Esau, the brother of Jacob. Edom lived high among the crags and asked who could bring it down, and the Lord said he would. The charge is violence against a brother: when foreigners entered the gates of Jerusalem and cast lots for it, Edom was like one of them. The vision warns that what Edom has done will be done to it, and ends with the kingdom belonging to the Lord.

Key Scripture AppearancesKJV

Obadiah 1:1

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.Obadiah 1:1, KJV

Obadiah 1:4

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.Obadiah 1:4, KJV

Obadiah 1:10

For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.Obadiah 1:10, KJV

Obadiah 1:15

For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.Obadiah 1:15, KJV

Obadiah 1:17

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.Obadiah 1:17, KJV

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