573 B
573 B
Introduction to Obadiah
Outline of the Book of Obadiah
- Yahweh will judge Edom (1:1-16)
- Yahweh will destroy Edom (1:1–9)
- Why Yahweh will destroy Edom (1:10–14)
- Yahweh will judge the nations (1:15–16)
- Yahweh will deliver his people (1:17–21)
What is the Book of Obadiah about?
After Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, the Edomites captured fleeing Jews. Then they gave these Jews over to Babylon. The Book of Obadiah is about Yahweh judging the Edomites for harming his people. This book would be comforting to the exiled people of Judah.