Obidiah

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Obadiah as he prophesies their judgement.
Although Obadiah is not related to as a ¡§prophet¡¨ of God (Obad 1:1) his purpose is clearly established as God¡¦s mouth piece against Edom, and later confirmed by his contemporary, Jeremiah (Jer 49:7-22). Obadiah¡¦s name means ¡¥servant/worshipper of Yahweh¡¦. Thus giving him the known title many of God¡¦s prophets operated under ¡¥servant¡¦. The fact also that there is no mention of a father for God¡¦s servant is interesting, in a time where most prophets were identified either by a notice of the period in which they prophesied, their hometown (or at least where the prophecies took place), and their father, or any combination of these leaves little for one to pin point Obadiah¡¦s time.
A suggested date for Obadiah¡¦s prophecy is shortly after the fall of Jerusalem in 587BC, when refugees were captured. Although Edom is not explicitly linked with Jerusalem¡¦s downfall biblically, its satisfaction at the outcome would have matched ...

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in many ways could be directed towards not only Edom¡¦s unwillingness to help her brother in times of calamity, destruction, and captivity, but also at her pride. Obadiah exclaims in verse 3 ¡¥the pride of your heart has deceived you¡¦. Now one must understand the place of the Edomites, there homes where in the clefts of the rocks. They possessed some of the most sought after territory for trade embargo and commerce passage, and were allies with a number of reputable armies. I can¡¦t help but to stop here and pose the thought, ¡¥why would God use this illustration with this people in this way¡¦? Micah 6:8 says ¡§He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the lord require ...

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