Obadiah

 

Obadiah

When the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, the Edomites, (descendants of Esau) rejoiced and helped the enemies instead of helping their brethren. It was a repetition of the ancient conflict between Jacob and Esau, which symbolizes the battle between flesh and the spirit.

Esau was Jacob’s twin brother which became Israel’s bitter enemy. They felt secure living in the mountains, imagining they could escape God’s judgment. Through the prophet Obadiah, God declared “Though you ascend as high as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, there I will bring you down.”

The Edomites were guilty of pride, looting, violence and indifference. God warned them that one day they would be slaughtered. What they had done to others would be done to them, and there was no escape.

Ironically, the same Babylonians whom Edom helped eventually overran them too, and the nation of Edom disappeared from history by the end of the Old Testament period.

In our lives, we at times feel that no one notices how we are treated by people who seek to harm us, the cruelty, the slights, the gossip, the cutting remarks, the exploitation while we are weak or vulnerable. But God sees everything and we must rest our case with Him. The One who loves us and missis nothing. God will deal justly with those who seek to harm His people.

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary.

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