Its authorship is difficult to date but was possibly written about 853841 b. The minor prophets obadiah gods message to edom youtube. From the historical references in the book, we can locate obadiahs. Bible roman empire map large map of the roman empire in the early first century click around on the places.
I came to know about it only recently when i wrote a commentary on the. Obadiah has the dubious distinction of being the shortest book in the old testament. Obadiah exemplifies the classic israelite prophetic tradition. Obadiah free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. The book closes with the promise of deliverance for zion. The oracle structure for the book of obadiah is set up as a lawsuit. 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. The results of toms own careful, personal bible study and lengthy exposure to jewish thought and practice while living in israel. The people from edom were relatives of the people from israel. This book is wholly concerning edom, a nation nearly allied and near adjoining to israel, and yet an enemy to the seed of jacob, inheriting the enmity of their father esau to jacob. The hebrew name obadiah means worshipper of yahweh or servant of yahweh.
We do not know anything of the books author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. Rosscup on john phillips a respected popular expositor on a number of biblical books here has two introductory chapters, then a chapter of. Joel, obadiah, malachi the niv application commentary. The book of the prophet obadiah is the shortest book of the ot with 21 verses only. Study obadiah 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The book of obadiah is a book of prophetic oracles. Obadiah announces edoms downfall to babylon, which is an image of how god will bring down all arrogant and violent nations. Second, the content of the book may consist of from two to five. The book is named after the prophet who received the vision 1.
Exegesis of the book of obadiah christian truth is. Gods judgment on the unbelieving gentiles who opposed god. Norris says, if angels were to write books, we should have few folios. They believe jeremiah 49 was composed following the battle of carchemish in 605 b. In its introduction to the book of obadiah, the oxford annotated bible suggests. Other occurrences of the name are not known to be for the same person. Obadiah 17 the first step in the future successes of the jews is the recovery of what was previously their own speakers commentary. 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. 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. An obadiah was an officer in king ahab of israels court and hid gods prophets in a cave 1 kings 18. Joel, obadiah, malachi the niv application commentary baker, david w. Obadiah verse by verse bible commentary matthew henry. Obadiah stands fourth among the minor prophets according to the hebrew arrangement of the canon, the fifth according to the greek. The book does not give any indication who this obadiah is or when he lived.
Book of obadiah, the destruction of edom, judahs misfortune. Only 21 verses, it can be read in just a few minutes. The babylonians learn about ancient babylon and the people who. Obadiah is a little book, but it is an example of an atomic bomb in the bible. Pusey said, god has willed that his name alone and this brief prophecy should be known to the world. Kretzmanns popular commentary of the bible navigate to obadiah using the menu on the left. In order to utilize all of the features of this web site, javascript must be enabled in your browser. The defendants are edom which the charge being for its arrogance for what it has done to israel. This brief but volatile diatribe encompasses many of the great prophetic themes. Musthave resources on every book of the biblefrom the mostread books to obadiahs 21 verses, get to know your bible with help from scholars.
The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. It is very difficult to know when obadiah was written because there is nothing in the heading or introduction of the book to pinpoint the date. Obadiah means servant of the lord and occurs 20 times in the old testament, referring to many other old testament individuals. Who this obadiah was does not appear from any other scripture. The name here is a unique reference in that it does not deal with israel or judah. The purpose of obadiah is to show that god will judge all those who are. This is the central message of the bible so clearly presented in the little book penned by an ancient prophet named obadiah.
This onechapter book of the bible has some important concepts. Vernon mcgee, who used to preach messages on 5year program of thru the bible radio network, said in his study of obadiah. Obadiah, the shortest book in the old testament, is the pronouncement of doom against an ancient and longforgotten nation, the land of edom. The smallest old testament account, the book of obadiah is a vision written by the lords prophet known as obadiah, who prophesied against israels relative nation edom. God is the plaintiff, prosecutor, jury, judge, etc. Designed for the pastor and bible teacher, the zondervan exegetical commentary on the old testament brings together commentary features rarely gathered together in one volume. Excerpt from message on the book of obadiah duration. This fact makes it difficult to date the time of writing. And ahab called obadiah, which was the governor of his house.
To digest it properly, it may prove helpful to read it a number of times, from several different translations, asking the lord for insight. The prophetic book of obadiah, though shortest in the hebrew portion of the bible, is no slouch in robust impact. With careful discourse analysis and interpretation of the hebrew text, the authors trace the flow of argument in each old testament book, showing that how a biblical. 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. Some of the ancients imagined him to be the same with that obadiah that was steward to ahabs household 1 kgs. 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. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testamentonly twentyone verses. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. Some of the ancients imagined him to be the same with that obadiah that was steward to ahabs household.
Study guide for obadiah by david guzik blue letter bible. Therefore, we must look in the text of the book for historical clues that point to the date. It is comprised of a single oracle, spoken by a prophet of that name. There is no additional information about this prophet, even though the name obadiah is frequently found in the old testament, identifying at least a dozen different persons.
Study obadiah 1 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Obadiah 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Book of obadiah overview insight for living ministries. Obadiah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. An obadiah was an officer in king ahab of israels court and hid gods prophets in a. And the house of jacob shall possess their possessions. In this, the shortest book of the old testament, it seems the prophet obadiah. Read and study obadiah, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. There are many people with this name in the old testament. Edoms pride and downfall is disclosed in the book of.
Our goal in putting together a summary of this prophetic book from a preterist viewpoint is to give the student of the scriptures a specific advantage of approaching each book of the bible. Obadiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The smallest book in the old testament may also be one of the least known prophecies. A free bible version and commentary on the book of obadiah in easyenglish. The history of rome brief overview of roman history from her dawn to the first punic war. The tabernacle of ancient israel brief overview of the tabernacle of moses in the wilderness and the ark of the covenant. The book of obadiah contains a short message about the country called edom. So obadiah is just a prophet who wrote one of the great prophecies of the scripture. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament and is not quoted in the new testament. There are obadiahs in the old testament, and one of these may the obadiah who wrote this book. Obadiah was sent to declare gods judgment on edomthe descendants of esau. More than ten persons of the ot bear the same name but none of them is identical with the prophet.
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