Title the book is named after the prophet who received the vision 1. Obadiah meansservant of the lord and occurs 20 times in the ot, referring to at least 20 other ot individuals. Obadiah, the shortest book in the old testament, is the pronouncement of doom against an ancient and longforgotten nation, the land of edom. Study obadiah 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Obadiah is the thirtyfirst book of the bible, the fourth book of the socalled minor or shorter prophets, the group of twelve prophetic books that close the old testament.
Gods judgment on edomedoms approaching destruction. Wee haue heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen. The prophesy is entirely against edom, the descendants of esau, the brother to jacob who was the father of the israelites. The majority of the book pronounces judgment on the foreign nation of edom, making obadiah one of only three prophets who pronounced judgment primarily on other nations nahum and habakkuk are the others. The edomites are accused of cruelty and supporting israels enemies. Some of the ancients imagined him to be the same with that obadiah that was steward to ahabs household 1 kings 18. The global message of obadiah obadiah in redemptive history. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. Gods judgment on the unbelieving gentiles who opposed god. Some think that obadiah was a steward in the household of king ahab 1 kings 18. We hope that you find the obadiah summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of obadiah. 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. Freeman, an introduction to the old testament prophets, 14041. The form of obadiahs name used in the septuagint is obdios.
Nov 27, 2015 bible journaling examples from the book of obadiah. The book of obadiah was likely written between 848 and 840 b. The prophet obadiah cannot be easily identified with any other person named obadiah in the old testament. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of obadiah.
The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. Here they are said to dwell in the clefts of the rock, in reference to the caverns above mentioned. Like so many of the prophets, little is known of obadiah. The book is attributed to a prophet named obadiah, but we have no biographical information about him. John a martin, an outline of obadiah, unpublished class notes in 304 preexlic and exilic prophets, dallas theological seminary. Watch this awesome teaching video by clicking below. Kjv bible verses from obadiah offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the. It is attributed to the prophet nahum, and was probably written in jerusalem in the 7th century bc. She is the wife of back to basics ministries founder pastor leroy carter. The authors name is obadiah, which means servant or worshiper of the lord. While others of the prophetic books contain passages of judgment against edom and other nations.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Book of obadiah overview insight for living ministries. Recent questions what is the book of the covenant referred to in exodus 24. Because of this they will suffer gods wrath at the day of the lord that comes on all nations. An envoy was sent to the nations to say, rise, and let us go against her for battle2 see, i will make you small among the nations. The name obadiah seems to have been fairly common, as. To understand this future judgment on the edomites we. What does it mean that god sends rain on the just and the unjust alike in matthew 5. Josephus places nahum during the reign of jotham, while others place him in the beginning of the reign of ahaz, judahs next king, or even the latter half of the. Its produced by museum of the bible and is heard on bible gateway and more than 800 radio outlets. The shortest book in the old testament and among all the writing prophets, obadiah provides an overview of the message presented in each of the writing prophets. The prophet obadiah wrote just 21 verses around 840 b.
When they orchestrate events in the lives of people to cause them to stumble, sin, fall, get injured, sick suffer some troublecalamity, they are entertained by the suffering, and would want the rest of society to believe that people are suffering because they are evil, or committed some sincrime, and therefore are reaping the judgement. Obadiah verse 1 identifies the author of the book of obadiah as the prophet obadiah. See more ideas about bible, illustrated faith and bible art. 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 name obadiah means servant or worshipper of jehovah. Obadiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. I have received a message from yahweh, a herald has been sent throughout the nations. The book is a oneminute radio program that features unusual stories and interesting facts about the bibleone of the bestselling books of all time. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. This is what the sovereign lord says about edomwe have heard a message from the lord. The most popular bible verses from obadiah page 2 found 21 verses from 11 obadiah 1. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins against both god and israel. In favor are the many similarities between the book of obadiah and jeremiah 49. Obadiah bible study a free christian bible study resource we hope that this obadiah bible study article will provide useful facts, information and ideas for those following a bible study plan.
The smallest book in the old testament may also be one of the least known prophecies. Jackie carter is an anointed and powerful bible teacher. 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. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. All articles together with tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group or. Behold, i will make you small among the nations edom. Go to the bottom of that page to see the index chapters, which are hot links. Obadiah was the name of a variety of individuals in the ancient world. 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, the shortest book in the old testament, is only 21 verses long. God is here represented as summoning the nations against edom, and declaring that his strongholds should not save him, obadiah 1. Through obadiah, god reminded edom of their poor treatment of his people 1. If we are correct in our dating of obadiah as early then it provides one of the earliest references in the writing prophets to the day of the lord. This is not a long book so we dont need to spend a lot of time figuring out what its about. The scriptures have that beautiful faculty of appearing to be one thing on the surface, but on a deeper level, yielding rich and mighty treasures. These are all of the chapters of the book of isaiah. Isaiah bible book with full chapters king james version. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins. This summary of the book of obadiah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of obadiah. Obadiah was sent to declare gods judgment on edomthe descendants of esau. The most popular bible verses from obadiah found 21 verses obadiah 1. This is what the sovereign lord says about edom we have heard a message from the lord.
The next step is to enter your payment information. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. But the lord god, a name obadiah used to stress gods sovereign power over the nations, will not stand idly by and let his people suffer forever 1. Books of the bible click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Charles savelle center point bible institute 5 prophets mention edom,11 it is the central part of obadiah. This is the central message of the bible so clearly presented in the little book penned by an ancient prophet named obadiah. The book of nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking.
Since the edomites were descendants of jacobs brother, esau, this betrayal by edom was especially painful to gods people. Obadiah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Also see the striking similarity between the words of obadiah and jeremiah 49. Book of obadiah bible study here is an excellent 18minute bible study on the old testament book of obadiah, taught by jackie carter. And ahab called obadiah, which was the governor of his house. 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. The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. Matthew henry who this obadiah was does not appear from any other scripture. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of isaiah in the bible king james version. And ahab called obadiah, which was the governor of his. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Jerome observes that all the southern part of palestine, from eleutheropolis to petra and aialath, was full of caverns hewn out of the rocks, and that the people had subterranean dwellings similar to ovens.
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