Obadiah
Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew
The shortest book of the Old Testament: judgment on Edom, which rejoiced over Jerusalem’s misfortune, and the promise that the kingdom will be YHWH’s.
How it is laid out
Key verses
- Obadiah 1:15 — As you have done, it will be done to you
- Obadiah 1:21 — And the kingdom will be YHWH’s
Who wrote it
The vision of Obadiah (1:1). The book gives no more details about the prophet.
When it was written
Debated: the book gives no dates. If the plundering of Jerusalem it speaks of (1:11) is the Babylonian one, shortly after 586 BC.
For whom, and in what situation
It speaks against Edom, descended from Esau, for the violence done to “your brother Jacob” (1:10): when foreigners entered Jerusalem, Edom rejoiced and took advantage (1:11-14). To Judah it promises that on Mount Zion there will be an escape (1:17).
All the books
GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation