Brother-nation judged
Edom is Esau's descendants (Gen 36); her gloating over Jacob's fall is the weight of the oracle.
Old Testament · Book 31 of 66
Obadiah
Twenty-one verses against Edom — the shortest book in the Old Testament. Judgment on the brother-nation that gloated when Jerusalem fell.
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Chapter
21
Verses
Edom
Subject
“For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.”
- Author
- Obadiah (v. 1) — no patronymic or home given
- Date
- Disputed: either shortly after 586 BC (Edom's complicity in Jerusalem's fall, Ps 137:7) or pre-exilic
- Audience
- The covenant community reflecting on Edom's fate
- Position
- Old Testament · Book 31 of 66
Structure
Section pages
Each section is one focused part of Obadiah — purpose, key movements, key verses, Christ-in-this-section. Roughly five minutes each.
Themes
The day of the LORD
‘For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations’ (v. 15) — Obadiah's summary line, anticipating the Twelve's arc.