Obadiah probably lived in the southern kingdom of judah. The author of the book is named obadiah which means servant of yahweh. Obadiah, chapter 1 united states conference of catholic bishops. Obadiah is a study in gods punishment of a people for the things that they have done. This is a vision concerning edom, or the mount of esau, or idumea, which are different names of one and the same country, the. The agelong controversy between esau and jacob will be resolved in jacobs favor in keeping with the sovereign choice of god in which it was declared that the. He says, the day of the lord is near for all nations.
The book consists of a single chapter that is divided into 21 verses. Some have thought that this is the same obadiah that was ahabs steward in 2 chronicles 17. Who this obadiah was does not appear from any other scripture. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins. The book begins by calling itself a vision which is an indication also shared by isaiah 1. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. This verse is an explicit reference to the millennial kingdom of the end times. Feb 03, 20 but we cannot conclude this morning without a brief look at what obadiah says about esaus brother, jacob, or actually about jacobs descendents, gods chosen people israel. 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. The deliverers will ascend mount zion to judge the mountain of esau, and the kingdom will be the lords. Obadiah with only one chapter and a total of 21 verses is the shortest book of the old testament and is shorter than most of the books in the new testament. Obadiah is a particularly useful book of prophecy, since it summarizes the basic outline of most old testament prophets.
Obadiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament, tightly tucked between amos and jonah, and obadiah is as obscure as any of the prophets. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament, only 21 verses long. Primarily the book of obadiah is a prophecy against the kingdom of edom verses 1 15 with a several verses 16 21 allocated to the restoration of the exiled jews back story. And ascend be deliverers esau go govern judge kingdom lords mount mountain mountains of on the to up will zion ot prophets. Book of obadiah, the fourth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, in the jewish canon treated as one book, the twelve. The remaining verses contain a prophecy of the restoration of the jews from the babylonish captivity, and of their victory over all their enemies, obadiah 1. See more ideas about bible, old testament and city of petra. The book of the prophet obadiah is the shortest book of the ot with 21 verses only. Bible book number 31obadiah watchtower online library. Obadiah 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Under the word vision in prophetic language is included, not only what the seer saw, the mental picture presented to his inner senses, but also. It rehearses, with powerful candour, gods hatred of sin, his righteous demand for vengeance on his enemies, and his judgement on the gentiles, who oppress his people. Some commentators think that these last verses were fulfilled by the conquests of the maccabees over the edomites.
A tale of two brothers obadiah 121 turn to the book of obadiah. The book of obadiah explains how edom would be judged for their crimes. Nothing is known of the author, although his prophecy against edom, a neighbor and rival of israel, indicates a date of composition sometime after the babylonian destruction of jerusalem in 587 b. Obadiah with its 21 verses is even shorter than philemon which has 23 verses. Its authorship is difficult to date but was possibly written about 853841 b. More than ten persons of the ot bear the same name but none of them is identical with the prophet. Then saviors shall come to mount zion to judge the mountains of esau. It would even waste labor to examine the combinations, by which, of old, the human mind tried to justify its longing to know more of him, than god had willed to be preserved. This is what the sovereign lord says about edomwe have heard a message from the lord. Obadiah, with only one chapter consisting of 21 verses, is the shortest of all old testament books and purports to be a record of the vision of. The book of obadiah meditative bible readings youtube. I have yet to see a good indepth commentary on the book of obadiah, not even a. The book of obadiah was likely written between 848 and 840 b.
In just 21 verses, obadiah, the shortest book of the hebrew scriptures, proclaims a judgment of god that resulted in the end of a nation, while foretelling the eventual triumph of the kingdom. Saviors shall go up to mount zion to rule mount esau, and the. The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. An envoy was sent to the nations to say, rise, let us go against her for battle. And saviours shall come up on mount zion to judge the mount of esau. What shows the message, rather than the messenger, to be important. Obadiah, the shortest book in the old testament, is only 21 verses long.
Mount zion is a metaphor for the city of jerusalem, much as one might say the white house as a reference to the city of washington, d. Upon mount zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness. Book of obadiah, 1 chapter, 21 verses heart of the story. Ill give you just a little longer to find obadiah than id give you for genesis. This book, the shortest among the twelve minor prophets, is a single twentyoneverse oracle against edom. Much of this prophecy was fulfilled when the jews returned to their own land. A tale of two brothers obadiah 121 grants creek baptist. Edoms doom prophesied 1 9 sins or the edomites 1014 accountability of all nations 1516. Book of obadiah, also spelled abdias, the fourth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, in the jewish canon treated as one book, the twelve. The book of obadiah is a book of prophetic oracles. And saviours shall come upon mount zion which according to some, is to be understood literally, either of zerubbabel and joshua, after the return of the jews from the babylonish captivity, who were the restorers of, their civil and church state.
This is the title of the book, declaring from whom and through whom the revelation comes. Obadiahs blessing for judah includes the near fulfillment of edoms demise verses 114, and the far fulfillment of the nations judgment and israels final possession of edom verses 1521. And saviours shall come up on mount zion to judge the mount of. The book of obadiah meaning servant of the lord, a minor prophet in the old testament, is a prophecy written to the southern kingdom of judah and alternates to the nation of edom. To support this project by funding more content, please visit mbrs patreon. Obadiah verse 1 identifies the author of the book of obadiah as the prophet obadiah.
Obadiah niv obadiahs vision the vision of bible gateway. An envoy was sent to the nations to say, rise, let us go against her for battle see, i will make you small among the nations. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible in judaism and christianity, its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the assyrian period and named himself in the first verse, obadiah. Primarily the book of obadiah is a prophecy against the kingdom of edom verses 1 15 with a several verses 16 21 allocated to the restoration of the exiled jews. Some of the ancients imagined him to be the same with that obadiah that was steward to ahabs household 1 ki. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning. The new testament coverup of saviors john the baptist and james the just kindle edition by robert wahler. The unity of obadiah was first challenged by eichhorn in 1824, 1. We do not know anything of the book s author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. Thus the kingship of yahweh shall be established ob 1. The last verses of the book of obadiah reveals that judah will be saved and the kingdom shall be the lords. The purpose of obadiah is to show that god will judge all those who are against his children, his chosen people.
Obadiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. This would even include the territory of the edomites verses 1921. Although it is only has 21 short verses, the book of obadiah has a major message to deliver. And these verses are a prediction of the end times, when jesus comes again. Its also the least read book of all the books in the bible. Obadiah, with only one chapter consisting of 21 verses, is the shortest of all old testament books and purports to be a record of the vision of obadiah. The book of obadiah is the only one chapter book in the old testament. Summary of the book of obadiah the story of the bible. Yet, all the prophecies of obadiah have been fulfilled with the exception of vs 21 that is yet to be completely fulfilled. This is a vision concerning edom, or the mount of esau, or idumea, which are different names of one and the same country, the mountainous region to the south of judaea. This book, which bears the title the vision of obadiah, consists of but twentyone verses, which are devoted to a prophecy against edom. We do not know anything of the books author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. This book, the shortest among the twelve minor prophets, is a single twentyone verse oracle against edom. Mystically, christ and his apostles, and other preachers of the gospel.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This would even include the territory of the edomites verses 19 21. This book is not addressed to the jewish people but to the nation of edom who were the descendants of esau who was the oldest son of isaac and rebekah and the brother of jacob. In this case, as in other scriptures, edom is just one example of gods wrath on nations who rebel against god isaiah 34. Verse click for chapter new international version deliverers will go up on mount zion to govern the mountains of esau. We have heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, arise ye. Along with verse 17 but upon mount zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness. Israel and the nations, verses 1521 verses 1518 the situation will completely change.
This is what the sovereign lord says about edom we have heard a message from the lord. In the first section edom is pictured as sore pressed by foes. The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make. The silence of holy scripture as to the prophet obadiah stands in remarkable contrast with the anxiety of people to know something of him. The canonical book of obadiah, a book in the christian old testament, is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. As you have done, it shall be done to you verse 15 2.
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