Book of obadiah bible

The book of obadiah is a book of prophetic oracles. 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 book of obadiah is the only one chapter book in the old testament. Study guide for obadiah by david guzik blue letter bible. This obadiah is in the time of king ahab and elijah is not the same obadiah the prophet that wrote the book named after him. This book, the shortest among the twelve minor prophets, is a single twentyoneverse oracle against edom. Nevertheless, i believe that the prophesy occurred sometime immediately after 586 b.

Book of obadiah bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. 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. 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 purpose of obadiah is to show that god will judge all those who are against his children, his chosen people. Go and present yourself to ahab, and i will send rain on the land. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. Obadiah means servant of the lord or one who serves shortest book in the old testament.

May 07, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of obadiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Its authorship is difficult to date but was possibly written about 853841 b. Oct 23, 2012 this is the holy book of obadiah, known simply as obadiah. The book of obadiah contains a short message about the country called edom. Obadiah, book of international standard bible encyclopedia. The authors name is obadiah, which means servant or worshiper of the lord. Obadiah overview and outline reasons for hope jesus.

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. 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. Point of note this is one of the 7 old testament books that are not quoted in the nt. Obadiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Obadiah probably lived in the southern kingdom of judah.

Obadiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. We do not know anything of the book s author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. Obadiah means servant of the lord and occurs 20 times in the old testament, referring. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. 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. Consequent upon the overthrow of edom is the enlargement of the borders of judah and the establishment of the kingship of yahweh.

Edoms pride and downfall is disclosed in the book of obadiah. Obadiah is the shortest book of the old testament, and the fourthshortest book of the bible after third john, second john, and philemon. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. In latin it is translated as abdias while in arabic it is. The book of obadiah was likely written between 848 and 840 b. An introduction to the book of obadiah an argument of the book of obadiah j. I have received a message from yahweh, a herald has been sent throughout the nations. Some believe obadiah may have been a contemporary of. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins against both. Even though it could cost obadiah his life he followed elijahs instructions. Viewing the 1611 king james version of obadiah obadiah chapter 1, also known as. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of obadiah. Yet, all the prophecies of obadiah have been fulfilled with the exception of vs 21 that is yet to be completely fulfilled. This is the holy book of obadiah, known simply as obadiah.

In favor are the many similarities between the book of obadiah and jeremiah 49. While several options have been proposed by scholars, the best argument places obadiah in the 840s bc, making him the earliest writing prophet, a few years prior to joel, and a contemporary of elisha. The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Obadiah is viewed throughout christianity as an old testament minor prophet who wrote the book of obadiah. The animosity between the edomites and the israelites is one of the oldest examples of a discord in human relationships. 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. The book concerns obadiahs vision in which he is shown the destruction of edom which was the region south of the kingdom of judah. Gods judgment on the unbelieving gentiles who opposed god. The prophesy is entirely against edom, the descendants of esau, the brother to jacob who was the father of the. But the inhabitants of edom refused to help when the people from israel suffered. This is what the sovereign lord says about edomwe have heard a message from the lord. Edoms pride and downfall is disclosed in the book of. The animosity between edom and the israelites, and edoms punishment because of that, is the literal theme of the book of obadiah.

The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. 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. Welcome to the study of the shortest book in the word. 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. Watch our overview video on the book of obadiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It is comprised of a single oracle, spoken by a prophet of that name. Obadiah means servant of the lord and occurs 20 times in the old testament, referring to many other old testament individuals.

Dating the book of obadiah accurately is nearly impossible due to the scant historical information contained in the book. Tom constables expository notes on obadiah this is also available in the net. The book of the prophet obadiah is the shortest book of the ot with 21 verses only. The form of obadiahs name used in the septuagint is obdios. Obadiahs prophecies, haughty edom to be brought low for violence against jacob. An envoy was sent to the nations to say,rise, let us go. Read the background reading below about the events.

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. The hebrew name obadiah means worshipper of yahweh or servant of yahweh. Obadiah, the shortest book in the old testament, is only 21 verses long. Obadiah announces edoms downfall to babylon, which is an image of how. Obadiah verse 1 identifies the author of the book of obadiah as the prophet obadiah. The most popular bible verses from obadiah found 21 verses obadiah 1. Book of obadiah, the destruction of edom, judahs misfortune. There are obadiahs in the old testament, and one of these may the obadiah who wrote this book. We do not know anything of the books author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. More than ten persons of the ot bear the same name but none of them is identical with the prophet. When were obadiahs prophecies against edom fulfilled obadiah 1. The people from edom were relatives of the people from israel. View smaller size scan of original obadiah chapter 1, view textonly version of obadiah chapter 1, or click to switch to the standard king james version of obadiah chapter 1. Discover the most popular bible verses from obadiah.

This is the central message of the bible so clearly presented in the little book penned by an ancient prophet named obadiah. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins against both god and israel. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king james. They debate its author and date of composition, and they point to the striking similarity between passages in obadiah and jeremiah to question whether obadiah. Book of obadiah overview insight for living ministries. The book is named after the prophet who received the vision 1. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament, only 21 verses long. This fact makes it difficult to date the time of writing.

Its also the least read book of all the books in the bible. The book concerns obadiahs vision in which he is shown the destruction of edom which was the region south of the. An obadiah was an officer in king ahab of israels court and hid gods prophets in a cave 1 kings 18. Obadiah has the dubious distinction of being the shortest book in the old testament. 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. The holy bible book 31 obadiah kjv dramatized audio. As brief as this book is, scholars raise many questions about it. 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.