INTRODUCTION (OBADIAH 1:1). Obadiah 1:1 ‘The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord YHWH concerning Edom. “We have heard tidings from YHWH, And an ambassador is sent among the nations, “Arise you, and let us rise up against her in battle.” ' The name Obadiah was a common one in Israel/Judah an... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH'S SENTENCE ON EDOM (OBADIAH 1:2). YHWH's message to Edom was simple and straightforward. They had exalted themselves to the heavens, confident of their safety in their mountain strongholds, but they would be brought from their eminence and humiliated. Obadiah 1:2 “Behold, I have made you sma... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM EDOM BY THOSE WHO WILL AT FIRST APPEAR TO BE THEIR FRIENDS (OBADIAH 1:5). Their punishment will be extreme and final, and they will be ousted from their homeland by those who have eaten with them and pretended to be their friends. Obadiah 1:5 “If thieves came to you, I... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REASON FOR THE INVASION FROM YHWH'S VIEWPOINT, BECAUSE OF EDOM'S PERFIDY TOWARDS JUDAH (OBADIAH 1:10). And the reason why Edom would be treated in this way was because of its behaviour towards ‘your brother Jacob'. When they saw Judah under invasion and Jerusalem captured they had stood on one... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY OF YHWH WILL RESULT IN THE CARRYING OUT OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND WILL BRING ABOUT THE VINDICATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE (OBADIAH 1:15). But what they had overlooked was that one day YHWH would call them to account, as he would all nations. Each nation would have its ‘day of YHWH'. For Edom it would... [ Continue Reading ]