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MEANING:  �Worshipper of Yahweh�
AUTHOR:  Obadiah
TIME WRITTEN:  Unknown
POSITION IN THE BIBLE:  � 31st Book in the Bible
 � 31st Book in the Old Testament
 � 9th of 17 books of Prophecy
(Isaiah - Malachi)
 � 4th of 12 minor prophets
(Hosea - Malachi)
 � 35 Books to follow it.
CHAPTERS:  1

VERSES:  21
WORDS:  670
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT OBADIAH:
n  The Book of Obadiah is the only one chapter book in the
Old Testament.
n  Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament.
n  Obadiah probably lived in the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
n  There are thirteen Obadiahs in the Old Testament.
n  No kings are mentioned in Obadiah.
n  Some believe Obadiah may have been a contemporary of
Elisha.
n  Obadiah may have been the earliest of the writing prophets.
n  Concerning Edom:
� Edomites were descendants of Esau.
� Edom means �red� because of the color of the stew Esau
traded his birthright for.
� Edomites lived in the mountainous area of Seir, south of
the Dead Sea.
� The Edomites were bitter enemies of the Jews.
� Edom refused Moses� request to allow the Israelites to
pass through their land on their way to Canaan.
� The Edomites opposed Saul but were subdued by
David.
� The Edomites fought against Jehoshaphat.
� The Edomites rebelled against Jehoram.
� In time Edom was controlled by Assyria and Babylon.
� In the 5th century B.C. the Nabateans forced the
Edomites to leave their native country.  The
Edomites moved to the southern part of Palestine
and became known as the Idumeans.
� Herod the Great was an Idumean.
- Became King of Judea under Rome in 37 B.C.
- Herod killed the male infants in Bethlehem in an
attempt to kill Jesus.
� The Idumeans took part in the rebellion of Jerusalem
against Rome and were defeated along with the Jews
when Titus conquered Jerusalem in 70 A.D.  NOTE:
It is of interest to note that while the Edomites
applauded the destruction of the Temple by the
Babylonians in 586 B.C., a number of them died
trying to defend it form the Romans in 70 A.D.
n Obadiah prophesied that:
� Edom would be �cut off forever�  (10).
� �And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau�
(18).
n With the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., they
disappeared from history.