“The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge all godless nations! As you have done to Israel, so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds will fall back on your own heads.”
Key Phrases to Highlight
Key Verse: Obadiah 15 – “The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge all godless nations! As you have done to Israel, so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds will fall back on your own heads.”
Obadiah 1 – This is the vision that the Sovereign Lord revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom.
Obadiah 3 – “You have been deceived by your own pride” and “’Who can ever reach us way up here?’”
Obadiah 4 – “I will bring you crashing down.”
Obadiah 17 – “And the people of Israel will come back to reclaim their inheritance.”
Notes to Write in the Margin
Context: In 586 BCE, Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and took the people of Judah into captivity (2 Kings 25, 2 Chronicles 36). Edom (descendants of Esau) gloated over the destruction of their rival nation. Edom is often identified with Petra (high, rocky terrain).
Obadiah 3-4 – The cause of Edom’s downfall: pride and a false sense of security.
Obadiah 12-14 – Eight reasons for Edom’s punishment (mark the eight “should not have” statements).
Obadiah 15 – Verse 15 marks the transition between judgment on Edom and the judgment on all nations.
Obadiah 21 – God’s Reign: God’s ultimate victory
Cross References
Proverbs 16:18 – Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
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