Obadiah

Bible Studies

Obadiah is the shortest book of the Old Testament, containing only 21 verses. Nothing is known about the prophet for multiple reasons. First, this book gives no background about him, including his father’s name. This leads to the second reason, which is that there are several men named Obadiah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures, none […]

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Obadiah

Bible Studies

Obadiah is the shortest book of the entire Old Testament. At a brief 21 verses, his prophecy is beat out by only 2 John (13 verses) and 3 John (15 verses) in the whole Bible. It is essentially a prophecy of doom for the nation of Edom (Esau’s descendants). In the first nine verses God

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