“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 our evil deeds will fall back on your own heads.” – Obadiah 1:15
Obadiah happens to be the shortest book in the Old Testament. Very little is known about this man whose name means “servant or worshiper of the Lord”. His audience was both the Edomites and the Jews in Judah (the southern kingdom). Edom was southeast of Judah with only a portion of the Wilderness of Zin separating them.
The Lord was angry at Edom for their constant harassment of the Jews. This prophetic book shows how God judges harshly all those who have harmed his people. The following is the 16th verse of the prophecy: “Just as you swallowed up my people on my holy mountain, so you and the surrounding nations will swallow the punishment I pour out on you. Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger and disappear from history.” God, in fact, did wipe Edom off the face of the earth never to rise again. “God will judge all people according to the way they treat others, especially believers (Revelation 20:12-13). Jesus talked about this in Matthew 25:31-46.”[1]
“Obadiah brought God’s message of judgment on Edom. God was displeased with both their inward and their outward rebellion. People today are much the same as people in Obadiah’s time, filled with arrogance, envy and dishonesty. We may wonder how much longer evil will continue. Regardless of sin’s effects, however, God is in control. Don’t despair or give up hope. Know that when all is said and done, the Lord is still sovereign and the confidence you place in him will not be in vain.”[2] Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible
[1] Taken from notes on p.1885 of the Life Application Study Bible.
[2] Taken from notes on p.1886 of the Life Application Study Bible.
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