The book of Obadiah also points to the day of the Lord for all nations, which is applicable to us in the end of days. Therefore, it's as applicable to us here in the end of days as it was to the era of Obadiah and the people of Edom.
🍎its encouraging to see you seeking better understanding(to the best of your ability) instead of just ignoring what you don't understand. Watching definitely put a desire within me to do the same.
When I read Obadiah, one of the strongest points that I see is in verses 10-14. Edom is being condemned for two things - one an act of commission and one an act of ommission. The act of commission is that after Jerusalem was sacked, they pillaged the refugees. Because of the anomosity Edom felt toward Judah, they thought that they could hit their enemy while they were down. The prophets speak often of the need to treat the alien well and to care for those who need refuge. (To me, this amplifies our responsibility to help refugees, particularly from countries that aren't friendly with us - as hard as that might be. It's analogous to the parable of the Good Samaritan.) The second crime, that of ommission, is even stronger in my mind, because this is one of the few places where it is emphasized. Edom sat back and rejoiced as Babylon sacked Jerusalem. They did not come to Jerusalem's aid. We have a responsibility when we observe injustice to come to the aid of the victim. In a sense, doing nothing to stop injustice is just as evil as if we committed the injustice ourselves. Back to the parable of the Good Samaritan, the priest and the Levite both passed the wounded man by. Their guilt wasn't in mugging the man, but failing to help when they saw someone in need. So, what does that mean for us? We don't get to choose our neighbor. We may find our neighbor detestable, like Edom found Judah. But we are commanded to love our enemies. So, when we see them in a weak state we are not to take advantage of them. And more than that, when they are being harmed, we aught not sit back and think "they got what they deserve," but we need to defend them from injustice as we would a friend. I think this book has a lot to say to us in this country as many seek to pit one group against another. For some, the message is that God commands us to care for the alien in our midst, be they documented or undocumented. For others, the message is that we need to care for our conservative neighbors even if we disagree politically. I think all Christians, be they progressive or conservative have application from this oft neglected book of the Bible.
This comment was so so helpful!!! (Also my real last name is also Reichenbach I saw it in your username. It took me by shock cause it's not a very common one from where I am and generally we all stem from 2 adjacent family trees around here, lol and no one has said it correctly and sometimes I question if I even do lol)
I agree fully with the commission, but the ommission part can be a bit tricky, because Israel was doing very evil stuff when judged, bad rulership and more. God was against Israel in those moments because of their unbelief, so the probelm is way more complex. Supporting Israel in that moment could be going against the will of God if not careful. A careful bible study might be needed.
We need to care for our own CITIZENS before ILLEGAL aliens. We have our own people going hungry and living in the streets. Not one dime of tax money should go to illegals until every American CITIZEN is taken care of.
Young Lady. You have no idea. How much your research and discovery of The Holy Bible makes my heart smile. Keep up the great work. God Bless You My Young Friend.
@@JutForEducation-Channelyou're wrong. There are many of us Christians who consider the Bible to be our Holy Book and our Sacred Scripture, who truly believe it. I'm truly curious why you said what you did and how you came to that conclusion. 🤔
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That is one advantage i’ve reading the Bible through cover to cover. You may not do that all the time but if you do it occasionally, you don’t miss anything. If you just randomly pick something to read, you’re certainly going to get value out of it, but you may miss other things.
@beckycaughel7557 I read it through last year in the KJV. This year I'm reading it through using the NKJV. Next , I'm reading it through using the CSB. My plan is to read it through each year in a different translation.
It's not about hate, it's just that there are certain books or parts that are difficult to read or digest. The genealogies put me to sleep, and books like Job are just really hard to process.
@@tinknal6449 "it's just that there are certain books or parts that are difficult to read or digest. " I agree. In Exodus 21 the bible allows masters to beet their slayves and than in the Commandments it states to love thy neighbor. how confusing can it be?
I knew what it was when you said it was the shortest book in the Old Testament. Obadiah is the only book in the Old Testament that only has one chapter.
Amos is the 11th shortest book in the Old Testament with 9 chapters, then Micah with 7 chapters, Lamentations with 5 chapters, Jonah and Malachi tied with 4 chapters, Joel, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah tied with 4 chapters, Haggai with 2 chapters and Obadiah with 1 chapter.
Love these Bible focused videos as highlighting the old testament is great for those who have yet to read that part of the bible including myself who is just reading the New Testament for the first time! thank you Rebecca!
You need to say what book it is instead you keep rambling on and on about more books instead of telling which book you are talking about that is very annoying
This was a fun, quick, listen. The guessing made it more interesting. I believe this comment is very telling of the state of your heart rn.. ask the Holy Spirit to work His fruit in you. Getting annoyed at something this small is a big sign you're not letting the Holy Spirit into your thought life...i'll pray you find time to enter the Secret Place more frequently 🕊
I'd like to point out there are more than metaphorical aspects of the book of Obadiah we should consider. First, God is faithful to His word. God told Abraham He would bless those that bless him and curse those that curse him, and by extension this applies to the nation of Israel. Edom cursed Israel and cheered on anyone who threatened them. Obadiah is assuring us God keeps his promises. Second, Obadiah reminds us we serve a just God. After a long period of patience and warning God destroyed the nation of Edom. We can take comfort in God’s faithfulness to do what he says, and His absolute justice. For those of us who are in Christ, we don't have to fear God's justice, but as the injustice of the world grieves our spirit we can be comforted because the Righteous Judge will judge all.
You have some really great insight into a book most folks would gloss over and not get a word from. You did a lot of research that shows thru in your analysis. I am re reading it myself as a result of your video! Thanks😊
I applaud your desire to understand GOD's WORD. I think you have a proper understanding of the ideas in Obadiah. Seeing GOD's benefit to sinners by bringing an end to sin is a wonderful hope that we can hold onto. Sin will one day day be judged and condemned. I am so glad that not only did you find a puzzle, you went ahead and searched for a solution and finally found the answer in the book itself. Thank you for your diligence.
I actually liked Obadiah the first time I read it. That's because the first time I read it was with a commentary by J. Vernon Magee. The prophetic books-major and minor-are among my favorite books of the Bible.
Folks, please understand I understand your frustration to how she set up the video. How she ran the video. But this is a young lady who's trying in her own way through God to Excite people about God and whether you think she did it wrong or not, be happy that she's forgotten I don't think she deliberately did this because she was trying to trick anyone nor do I think she's. Just trying to make some money on the internet or whatever. Okay. Or Christians are supposed to be respectful and loving to others. Please be careful what you say. And I'm not perfect in that either. When people push my buttons and sometimes they do to be very cool to me because of my eyesight and other things. I'll push back but then I also regret it afterwards because I know I was wrong. Please, folks be kind.
I highly recommend watching Chuck Missler's video on Obadiah. Actually, I would recommend ANY of his videos. He has made every book of the Old Testament make a lot more sense to me. The gems that he digs out from every book really puts the entire Bible into perspective.
@@gmac6503He studied the Bible for over 50 years. The translators of the International Standard Version Bible sought out his input and he suggested changes that they incorporated into their final product after careful study. He was enough of a scholar for me.
@@gmac6503 It's by God's holy spirit that His word is revealed...not by man's intellect. What a snarky thing to say about such a devoted Christian. Shame on you!
@ well I can tell your intellect is not being used. I can see that the books I recommended were just totally ignored by you also. Remain in your cult. Hopefully others will buy these books and study their Bible. Have a snarky day. Another Christian that apparently doesn't study. The result is someone like you.
@ even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent but in your case you sound like a fool whether silent or open your mouth. Maybe next time deal with the books and study materials I mentioned instead of crying like a little baby. When you're mature enough to understand what I just wrote let me know
I truly appreciate your heard work looking for answers on this matter. But the one thing I didn't hear you say is that you prayed about for help and guidance. The one thing Christians should do.
Excellent job, young lady! I am an old timer with a lifetime of Bible study behind me, and I applaud your honest presentation! For one thing, your honesty about being unsure of some things is refreshing in a church world where so many want to flaunt knowledge. Also, this is one time that I completely forgive the click-bait style title, because in fact, you are not trying to deceive with a bait and switch. In fact, I passed over this video a few times, because the title seemed to be clickbait. However, I felt that familiar soul-prompt and clicked. What rich treasure I found! --- --- ---- Beside the fact that you presented an honest commentary, I also must compliment you on a practical level. You did a marvelous job at film editing! Even if that were the only good thing, I still would have enjoyed watching just for that. But of course, editting was not the only good thing. You are a good thing, little sister. I shall be glad to pray for you. ---- ---- As I write this, I see that this video was post a month ago. I do hope that you will still my note and be encouraged to continue. May you always be aware of our Lord's presence and loving guidance.
I really recommend reading the Bible in chronological order at least once. Really helped me put things in a better perspective on the when, who and where of Scripture. Several chronological Bible translations available or reading plans out there to use with your Bible.
@ewetoob137 I used a reading plan and my Bible as I couldn't find a NASB 95 chronological Bible at that time. I did eventually get a NKJV chronological Bible as that translation reads well for me.
You went on an interesting journey. It seems that few people "study deeply" anymore. I applaud your effort. Your conclusion is worth careful consideration. I do have one quibble: How can it be the least read book because it lacks a positive ending? One would have to read it first to find that out, or would have to hear the negative news from somebody who had read it, or would have to have read about it somewhere before they would choose to avoid it (how many people research a biblical book in non-biblical sources before reading it in the Bible? The Concordance, the Bible Atlas, the interlinear translations, and the Bible Commentary usually come out after an initial question forms from actual Bible reading). I take a slightly different view: It is not negative publicity that keeps people away. No. It is the lack of positive publicity. There is no attraction. There is no, "Daniel in the lions' den." There is no, "Wheel in a wheel way up in the middle of the air." There are no trumpets causing city walls to fall. There are no foxes getting their tails tied together to a burning torch and then let loose to run through an opponent's fields of ripened grain. There is only the history of something that was minor to start with, is judged, and is no more. Keep studying... and sharing the things that you learn.
As I listened to this video, a silly thought ran through my head - This book can be summarized in three words, "Edom, you're fired!" OK, silliness aside, I am impressed with your diligence and research drive. Great work!
I like your style of video showing your research method. I often research before building or repairing something in a similar manner. I later film the repair or build. Even after 2000+ videos I never thought to film & edit the research process I go through.
The lack of patience among believers is astonishing.. isn't that a fruit of the Spirit? Do we not abide in Him anymore or has it become just a race to accumulate knowledge... I enjoyed hearing about it without knowing the book, it helped me contemplate more deeply, and it was fun to see my guess at the end. Brothers and sisters, this world may rush you but you are apart from the world. Dont conform to its way of being. Let the Spirit work His patience in you and that simple first-love kind of joy around hearing about the word. Keep your hearts clean. This is how we will stand til the end... ♡
My first guess was Joel, becuase I mistakenly thought it was the shortest book of the Old Testament (though it is one of the shortest) and because I only have heard one sermon on it. However, I remembered that book was about a plague (I think thats the right word?) of locust and from what I remembered didn't seem to match what you were saying about the book. My next guess was Obadiah, because I knew it was a minor prophet book and was probably short, also because I don't remember hearing any teaching on it. My third guess was Amos, because again a minor prophet book and I have only heard it referenced once. I enjoyed guessing games and Bible trivia, so i enjoyed guessing, but it's a travesty how much of the Bible isn't taught in America. Thank you for the reminder to study the books that are often overlooked. ❤️📖 "Every word of God is flawless and is a shield to those who take refuge in Him." Proverbs 30:5
Read all of it. The entire Bible. Read it again and again! Cover to cover or read the Old Testament and New Testament a book at a time. The wonderful thing about reading it, the hidden truths within will speak to your heart depending on what is going on in your life. You can gain wisdom many times over from the same Book and even the same verse. 100 times over. I never thought about the length of the different books, I just read them. Always good things to find the more you explore the word. Thanks for sharing. My ADD had me wanting to know which book all the way through the video. I scrubbed to the end and then went back to the beginning to see what you wanted to say. Scripture is fascinating to me. Get yourself a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and keep studying!
i love how you dug deep and what you found is amazing. never thought of Obadiah in that way before. I personally went down a rabbit hole with the same book trying to figure out when he really wrote it. but it didnt honestly matter because all of my research, led to so much more. Interesting fact, Edom is a place of caves currently called Petra. and since God removed these people, this place is empty waiting for those who obey Matthew 24 16:20. During the tribulation, they will need a place to hide from the antichrist.
I also have a bible study channel and I covered Obadiah one week ago. My take of the book is that I should love my enemies not gloat over their downfall. I loved your video. It is very well put together.
I've read this book many many times. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you is how we should be thinking about the subject. Standing by and watching a crime happen, especially a theft, a rape, or a murder is not much less than actually actively assisting the crime to take place. NO! Stop! Think. In the Day of Judgment, whether the Great White Day or, more specifically, an individual incident, he who shows mercy, (prevention) will be shown mercy (when needed). So, yes, this book aptly drives a point home: HELP your brother or sister when needed. God sees. He knows. Did you, or did you NOT, help me in the day of my (Jesus') need?
Calvary Chapel verse by verse, book by book. Wednesdays we study the Old Testament, Sundays we study the New Testament. When we complete, we start over again and go a little deeper. Were currently in Proverbs and Revelation. Fitting for the time we are in now.
I truly believe the Lord raised you up to share your insights about His book Obadiah. This is great and even more great that you care about God's word, and you did it before you got old. Well done you.😊
I just taught a series on the shortest books in the Bible which are the most neglected as a whole. They are Philemon, 2 and 3 John, Jude, and Obadiah. The prophecy is that Edom as a nation/military power would cease to be and it did, but the Edomites as a people didn't and later on many of them converted to Judaism. Herod the Great (of Temple of Herod fame) was an Edomite by heritage, the Greeks and Romans called them Idumaeans. I would caution against making something more out of Obadiah's prophecy than it really is, there is no reason to make it into an allegory. One other note, the end of Lamentations chapter 4 also gives a brief prophecy against Edom. Blessings.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you. One person you might look into is Amir Tsarfati. He is an Israeli Christian that knows a lot about how God is working in Israel and prophecy
Hi. I first saw your one on the least read book. I’m currently am watching the Bible in a month. I heard some man did it in six weeks. I’m a 67 yr old woman in Ohio. My question: what version are you reading? Just curious which Bible you are using. My church uses NJJV. But I have NIV, NLT, NET, ESRV. I’ve recently been purchasing a lot of Women’s Bibles. I enjoy watching you.
One interesting thing about this book is that is the only place in the entire bible that mentions Sepharad (Spain?) "The final verses place the exiled Jews in a spot otherwise unmentioned in the Bible: Obadiah 1:20. . . . and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad . . . No one knows the locality which is here identified as Sepharad. It does not seem to fit the name of any place in Babylonia, where the Jews were in exile, and the word may be a corruption of an original which is now impossible to recover. One speculation has been that the word refers to Sardis, the capital of Lydia, in western Asia Minor. There is, however, no reason to think that there was any notable Jewish colony in that city in Exilic times. During the Middle Ages, Jews flourished in Moslem Spain and the rabbis of the day decided, quite without justification, that Sepharad was a reference to Spain. As a result the Jews of Spain and Portugal, together with their descendants down to the present day, are referred to as Sephardim, as opposed to the Ashkenazim, which include the Jews from northern and eastern Europe. These two groups remained distinct in certain aspects of ritual as well as in ancestry. The Sephardim inherited details of their ritual from the Babylonian school since Moslem rule extended over both Spain and Babylonia (or Iraq, as we now call it) and communications across the width of their empire remained possible and easy for many centuries. The Ashkenazim, however, were descendants of those Jews who, both before and after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, had maintained themselves in Europe and, eventually, came under Christian rule. They had no contact with Babylonia and inherited the ritual of Judea. The Sephardic Jews were evicted from Spain in 1492 and were scattered over North Africa and the Middle East. An important community of Sephardim remained in Salonika, Greece, and was not finally destroyed until 1941, when the Nazis occupied the land. Some of the Sephardim found their way to Holland, England, and, eventually, the United States. The early Jewish migrants to the United States were Sephardim. Benjamin Disraeli, a Prime Minister of England in the 1870's, and Benjamin Cardozo, an American Supreme Court Justice of the 1930's, were of Sephardic origin. The common language of the Sephardim is Ladino, a mixture of Hebrew and Spanish, whereas that of the Ashkenazim is Yiddish, closely related to medieval German. Each has its own rules for pronouncing Hebrew and the modern nation of Israel has adopted the Sephardic pronunciation, although the Sephardim make up only a small percentage (perhaps one sixth) of the total Jewish population of the world." Quote from Asimov´s Guide to The Bible
GOD hide a Big mistery in obadiah: SEFARAD - SEPARADO. SPAIN ISH. SPN ISH SFN = A HIDDEN TREASURE MAN... SPANIAH. HIDDEN TREASURE OF YHWH.... The Lost tribes of Israel. Jonah is the next book and he wanted go to TARSIS... TARTESUS in SPAIN. Paul in Romans 15 wanted go to SPAIN... for him was more important to go there than going to Roma. AM ERIKA... is full of the 10 Lost tribes of Israel. The family names are frases in hebrew... Example JUAREZ... HU ARETZ .. BARAHONA ... BAR YONAH... JIMÉNEZ HI MEN EZ. ETC. I FOUND MY 4 FAMILY NAMES in the database of HATSUSOF which contains the family names of the jews.
I had an Old Testament prof who did his dissertation on the book of Ezra. He jokingly remarked that he had toyed with the idea of giving his dissertation the title Damn Edom Theology.
It’s amazing how he does this, puts a single idea in your head that causes you to think deeply. You are doing well, how you study is in truth that’s why God showed you these things Here is a story; 3 men in the field, a priest, a thief and a poor man. The priest thinks to himself to rob the poor man while he’s sleeping (he doesn’t know he’s poor), but as he’s thinking about it, the thief suddenly kills the poor man Of the priest and the thief who do you think is in better standing with God? Both sinned equally because the same spirit that gave the priest the idea is the same spirit the thief was listening to when he killed the man Because the thief can eventually become remorseful and seek forgiveness, God can offer him a pardon for his actions, he can be restored, but the priest didn’t actually do anything so it’s harder for him to believe he’s a sinner than it is for the thief One is good and the other represents evil, even the good is evil, the difference is that the thief knows he’s a thief because he has works, but the priest doesn’t know he’s a murderer because he doesn’t have works. Faith without works is dead. If you have no sin to offer in exchange for eternal life, if you don’t have death to offer in return for eternal life then it’s dead work. The innocent don’t have any sins to confess The good guy in the story is not really the good guy he’s just there standing in for Jesus; people like Adam, the law, the king, the first born and Judah all represent the life God gave man in the garden, the same life Adam lost, the first life Jesus is the real good he represents eternal life, and mankind represents edom, sin, death and evil. no longer Jew or gentile, man or woman, rich or poor but a new creation edom is the old you, who you was when you didn’t believe. That is what has to die, your identity can’t exist separate from Jesus, you exist in him, we’re his body because he’s the head the identity Good and evil represents life and death, death is what ends life. Life would be eternal if death wasn’t in the picture, so God put an end to death represented by edom I hope I didn’t confuse you
You make it sound like the name of the book is the Book of Edom. There is no book of Edom since Edom was a place. It is actually the book of Obadiah. And yes, if a person reads the Bible, every book of the Bible should be read.
Rom.10: 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
I have heard HUNDREDS of sermons that include or are focused on the book of Obadiah... but then the church I belong to and most ministries I listen to teach on prophecy, because Jesus told us that all prophecy would be fulfilled.
I was wondering when you were going to name the book. You did some pretty good research. You wanted to know and you kept asking until you got some answers. "Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD." [Obadiah 4] I've heard that verse used against America but that, of course, is not what it's talking about. I've noticed the similarities between the story of Esau and Jacob, and the story of Cain and Abel. Both were twins and in each case the elder brother was consumed by jealousy toward his younger sibling. The difference is that when Cain decided to murder Abel, there was no one to overhear him, and go and tell his mother. That story had a very unhappy ending. But someone did overhear Esau's rage and what he intended to do. Rebekah was told and she was able to warn Jacob to get out of town. Twenty years later, Jacob returned and was dreadfully afraid of what his brother would do. But Esau ran to embrace him. The two brothers were reconciled and remained so. That was the ending that Cain and Abel, by circumstance, were denied. In effect, it seems that Esau had grown up. Yes, he didn't get the blessing, but I think he realized that what he did have was far closer to his true heart's desire. He had never made any extraordinary effort to obtain it. He was a strong man and could probably have made it back to camp and not needed to sell his birthright, but it was easier to do so. Likewise, in the story of Cain and Abel, Abel goes out of his way to give the very best that he has to God. Cain, on the other hand gives what is adequate, but no more. he didn't really care that much. And so, though the two brothers were eventually reconciled, the nations descended from them, Israel and Edom, were aimed in two different directions. Israel sought after God; Edom sought after that which was earthly.
@VOLKHVORONOVICH. The Book Of Jubilees Chapter 37:17-25 17 And he closed the gates of the tower; and he stood on the battlements and spake to his brother Esau and said, 'Noble is the comfort wherewith thou hast come to comfort me for my wife who has died. Is this the oath that thou didst swear to thy father and again to thy mother before they died? Thou hast broken the oath, and on the moment that thou didst swear to thy father wast thou condemned.' 18 And then Esau answered and said to him, 'Neither the children of men nor the beasts of the earth have any oath of righteousness which in swearing they have sworn (an oath valid) forever; but every day they devise evil one against another, and how each may slay his adversary and foe. 19 And you do hate me and my children forever. And there is no observing the tie of brotherhood with you. 20 Hear these words which I declare unto you, ‘If the boar can change its skin and make its bristles as soft as wool, Or if it can cause horns to sprout forth on its head like the horns of a stag or of a sheep, Then will I observe the tie of brotherhood with you, And if the breasts separated themselves from their mother, for you have not been a brother to me. 21 And if the wolves make shalom with the lambs so as not to devour or do them violence, And if their hearts are towards them for good, Then there shall be shalom in my heart towards you. 22 And if the lion becomes the friend of the ox and makes shalom with him, And if he is bound under one yoke with him and ploughs with him, Then will I make shalom with you. 23 And when the raven becomes white as the raza, Then know that I have loved you And shall make shalom with you, You shall be rooted out, And your sons shall be rooted out, And there shall be no shalom for you' 24 And when Yacob saw that he was (so) evilly disposed towards him with his heart, and with all his soul as to slay him, and that he had come springing like the wild boar which comes upon the spear that pierces and kills it, and recoils not from it; 25 Then he spoke to his own and to his servants that they should attack him and all his companions.
Thank you for bringing this book to my attention, but I found many videos on RUclips about Obadiah. I only mention this because you say you didn't find much on the net.
I started to read the minor prophets a short while back, and yeah, the book of Obadiah is short and maybe that's why I read it first. Lol😂 as a parent I might have understood the book easier than you did. But Esau was more interested in being a mighty hunter and interested in worldly things. Jacob was more peaceful. And yeah as a parent we hope our children will turn out to be more peaceful and kind. And as the edomites saw their relatives captured and taken to babylon, they celebrated. Great job digging deeper into this book!
Very well done, although a library should have had a greater selection of books on Biblical studies than a Barnes and Noble, I would think. I do hope that there is still one in your area with a generous selection - Biblical studies books can be quite expensive.
The last verse is profound, if you look at it thru the lens of the cross, because the meek shall inherit the world. [21] Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
I think i heard Michael Heiser's voice 😀 To be honest i read Obadiah several times before i finally read all the way through the books of the law. I felt like the prophetsv were easier to read. That was in my 20's.
It makes sense if you read it from beginning Genesis to end revelation without skipping around getting confused, or missing things, or misinterpreting things. No other book is read out of order but the bible constantly is. Makes no sense to me.
Rebecca, I'ld like to recommend a few books/videos to you. Videos on RUclips: "Chuck Missler" & any book of the Bible. "Genisis Theory Part One" by White Rabbit "Charles Stanley & David Barton" Books: Stormie Omartian Chuck Missler's wife, "Nacy Missler," wrote several good books as well. Main trouble is trying to find one of hers. It's almost as difficult as trying to find a copy of "The Federalist Papers."
It is good that your curiosity is motivating you for more. Start a parallel study in 1 Kings 17, because Elijah and Obadiah, or Elisha and Obadiah cross paths with King Ahab Queen Jezebel. In addition, but not really spelled out (the nature of prophecy sometimes in the Bible), when the Antichrist makes a deal with Israel during the last seven years of human history; the Jews will flee to Petra, the ancient capital. Petra is also known as Bozrah.
Obadiah told us no one would be left alive in Edom. Here's why: In rebellion and defiance toward Isaac and Rebekah (parents) to the point of marrying idol-worshiping foreign women, something God hated: rebellion.
Much of the content of Obadiah has parallels to Jeremiah 49 : 7 - 22. Obadiah concentrates his attention to this prophecy against Edom by Jeremiah, who, in that same chapter, comes down on the Ammonites, Damascus, Arabia and Elam, as well. Jeremiah goes on to reprove Babylonia in Chapter 50 of his prophecy.
If it is “super short” & obscure & says nothing abt the author, it is very likely to be Obadiah. But Obadiah’s 21 verses do not take several days to read; which suggests it could be Haggai. On the other hand, Haggai does give clues as to its background, unlike Obadiah. On balance, I think that the book in question is probably Obadiah. There are some good commentaries on both books if only one knows whereabouts online to look. Biblehub is a good resource. So is the Internet Archive.
This is the first time I've heard someone talk about the book of Obadiah. Thank you for shedding light on this topic.
The book of Obadiah also points to the day of the Lord for all nations, which is applicable to us in the end of days. Therefore, it's as applicable to us here in the end of days as it was to the era of Obadiah and the people of Edom.
The " nest in the stars" part always jumps out at me....space station ( put together one twig at a time)
If I remember right, isn't that Isaiah 63?
🍎its encouraging to see you seeking better understanding(to the best of your ability) instead of just ignoring what you don't understand. Watching definitely put a desire within me to do the same.
@@memelulu8843 thanks!!
yea awesome 😊 don't forget to rest too
When I read Obadiah, one of the strongest points that I see is in verses 10-14.
Edom is being condemned for two things - one an act of commission and one an act of ommission.
The act of commission is that after Jerusalem was sacked, they pillaged the refugees. Because of the anomosity Edom felt toward Judah, they thought that they could hit their enemy while they were down. The prophets speak often of the need to treat the alien well and to care for those who need refuge. (To me, this amplifies our responsibility to help refugees, particularly from countries that aren't friendly with us - as hard as that might be. It's analogous to the parable of the Good Samaritan.)
The second crime, that of ommission, is even stronger in my mind, because this is one of the few places where it is emphasized.
Edom sat back and rejoiced as Babylon sacked Jerusalem. They did not come to Jerusalem's aid.
We have a responsibility when we observe injustice to come to the aid of the victim. In a sense, doing nothing to stop injustice is just as evil as if we committed the injustice ourselves.
Back to the parable of the Good Samaritan, the priest and the Levite both passed the wounded man by. Their guilt wasn't in mugging the man, but failing to help when they saw someone in need.
So, what does that mean for us?
We don't get to choose our neighbor. We may find our neighbor detestable, like Edom found Judah. But we are commanded to love our enemies. So, when we see them in a weak state we are not to take advantage of them. And more than that, when they are being harmed, we aught not sit back and think "they got what they deserve," but we need to defend them from injustice as we would a friend.
I think this book has a lot to say to us in this country as many seek to pit one group against another. For some, the message is that God commands us to care for the alien in our midst, be they documented or undocumented. For others, the message is that we need to care for our conservative neighbors even if we disagree politically.
I think all Christians, be they progressive or conservative have application from this oft neglected book of the Bible.
This comment was so so helpful!!!
(Also my real last name is also Reichenbach I saw it in your username. It took me by shock cause it's not a very common one from where I am and generally we all stem from 2 adjacent family trees around here, lol and no one has said it correctly and sometimes I question if I even do lol)
I agree fully with the commission, but the ommission part can be a bit tricky, because Israel was doing very evil stuff when judged, bad rulership and more. God was against Israel in those moments because of their unbelief, so the probelm is way more complex. Supporting Israel in that moment could be going against the will of God if not careful. A careful bible study might be needed.
We need to care for our own CITIZENS before ILLEGAL aliens. We have our own people going hungry and living in the streets. Not one dime of tax money should go to illegals until every American CITIZEN is taken care of.
Young Lady. You have no idea. How much your research and discovery of The Holy Bible makes my heart smile. Keep up the great work. God Bless You My Young Friend.
*In Fact , there is Not a Single Christian Who Believes and Considers The Bible to be Holy Scripture ...*
@@JutForEducation-Channelyou're wrong. There are many of us Christians who consider the Bible to be our Holy Book and our Sacred Scripture, who truly believe it. I'm truly curious why you said what you did and how you came to that conclusion. 🤔
Thank you for this. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I learned several things.
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How can Jesus be the Messiah when he wasn't from the tribe of Judah?
That is one advantage i’ve reading the Bible through cover to cover. You may not do that all the time but if you do it occasionally, you don’t miss anything. If you just randomly pick something to read, you’re certainly going to get value out of it, but you may miss other things.
@beckycaughel7557 I read it through last year in the KJV. This year I'm reading it through using the NKJV. Next , I'm reading it through using the CSB. My plan is to read it through each year in a different translation.
@ that’s a very good plan 😊
@@beckycaughel7557 Thank you!
@@j.woodbury412 same here. This year it’s the KJV for me. Next year the NLT, using the Chronological Study Bible.
@user-bv4sj2gq7g Awesome!
Good job. You've done more study of this book than most seminar students.
If you hate any part of the Bible, you're missing the point of the book!
How about if you find the bible verses 'contradictory and hypocritical"?
@@Alysonamarante.ribeiro "There are no hipocrtical bible verses" LOL. I agree. There are only "hypocritical" bible verses. Good luck my friend.
It's not about hate, it's just that there are certain books or parts that are difficult to read or digest. The genealogies put me to sleep, and books like Job are just really hard to process.
@@tinknal6449 "it's just that there are certain books or parts that are difficult to read or digest. " I agree. In Exodus 21 the bible allows masters to beet their slayves and than in the Commandments it states to love thy neighbor. how confusing can it be?
If it’s hard to process, perhaps you need more knowledge to understand it. Like anything in life
I knew what it was when you said it was the shortest book in the Old Testament. Obadiah is the only book in the Old Testament that only has one chapter.
Oohh! 😅
Before watching the video, the title made me think of Amos, one book earlier.
Amos is the 11th shortest book in the Old Testament with 9 chapters, then Micah with 7 chapters, Lamentations with 5 chapters, Jonah and Malachi tied with 4 chapters, Joel, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah tied with 4 chapters, Haggai with 2 chapters and Obadiah with 1 chapter.
Love these Bible focused videos as highlighting the old testament is great for those who have yet to read that part of the bible including myself who is just reading the New Testament for the first time! thank you Rebecca!
You need to say what book it is instead you keep rambling on and on about more books instead of telling which book you are talking about that is very annoying
This was a fun, quick, listen. The guessing made it more interesting. I believe this comment is very telling of the state of your heart rn.. ask the Holy Spirit to work His fruit in you. Getting annoyed at something this small is a big sign you're not letting the Holy Spirit into your thought life...i'll pray you find time to enter the Secret Place more frequently 🕊
Be patient and a good listener, and the truth will be revealed 🦉
Obadiah is second to the book of Revelations. I consider Ob a major prophecy.
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The hint was the shortest book in the Old Testament.
I'm impressed and commend you for digging so deep for the truth and understanding.
I'd like to point out there are more than metaphorical aspects of the book of Obadiah we should consider. First, God is faithful to His word. God told Abraham He would bless those that bless him and curse those that curse him, and by extension this applies to the nation of Israel. Edom cursed Israel and cheered on anyone who threatened them. Obadiah is assuring us God keeps his promises. Second, Obadiah reminds us we serve a just God. After a long period of patience and warning God destroyed the nation of Edom. We can take comfort in God’s faithfulness to do what he says, and His absolute justice. For those of us who are in Christ, we don't have to fear God's justice, but as the injustice of the world grieves our spirit we can be comforted because the Righteous Judge will judge all.
You have some really great insight into a book most folks would gloss over and not get a word from. You did a lot of research that shows thru in your analysis. I am re reading it myself as a result of your video! Thanks😊
I applaud your desire to understand GOD's WORD. I think you have a proper understanding of the ideas in Obadiah. Seeing GOD's benefit to sinners by bringing an end to sin is a wonderful hope that we can hold onto. Sin will one day day be judged and condemned. I am so glad that not only did you find a puzzle, you went ahead and searched for a solution and finally found the answer in the book itself. Thank you for your diligence.
U got me inspired to read more of the Bible! Curiosity is a great motivator! 🧐
I actually liked Obadiah the first time I read it. That's because the first time I read it was with a commentary by J. Vernon Magee. The prophetic books-major and minor-are among my favorite books of the Bible.
I loved J. Vernon Magee as he helped me understand the Bible when I first was saved 40 years ago!
@ Yes, same story for me, although it was only 5 years ago. 🙏
Folks, please understand I understand your frustration to how she set up the video. How she ran the video. But this is a young lady who's trying in her own way through God to Excite people about God and whether you think she did it wrong or not, be happy that she's forgotten I don't think she deliberately did this because she was trying to trick anyone nor do I think she's. Just trying to make some money on the internet or whatever. Okay. Or Christians are supposed to be respectful and loving to others. Please be careful what you say. And I'm not perfect in that either. When people push my buttons and sometimes they do to be very cool to me because of my eyesight and other things. I'll push back but then I also regret it afterwards because I know I was wrong. Please, folks be kind.
I wish more people would study the Bible like this. Good job, young lady.
I highly recommend watching Chuck Missler's video on Obadiah. Actually, I would recommend ANY of his videos. He has made every book of the Old Testament make a lot more sense to me. The gems that he digs out from every book really puts the entire Bible into perspective.
Pass over Missler... stick to scholars
@@gmac6503He studied the Bible for over 50 years. The translators of the International Standard Version Bible sought out his input and he suggested changes that they incorporated into their final product after careful study. He was enough of a scholar for me.
@@gmac6503 It's by God's holy spirit that His word is revealed...not by man's intellect. What a snarky thing to say about such a devoted Christian. Shame on you!
@ well I can tell your intellect is not being used. I can see that the books I recommended were just totally ignored by you also. Remain in your cult. Hopefully others will buy these books and study their Bible. Have a snarky day. Another Christian that apparently doesn't study. The result is someone like you.
@ even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent but in your case you sound like a fool whether silent or open your mouth. Maybe next time deal with the books and study materials I mentioned instead of crying like a little baby.
When you're mature enough to understand what I just wrote let me know
I truly appreciate your heard work looking for answers on this matter. But the one thing I didn't hear you say is that you prayed about for help and guidance. The one thing Christians should do.
Excellent job, young lady! I am an old timer with a lifetime of Bible study behind me, and I applaud your honest presentation! For one thing, your honesty about being unsure of some things is refreshing in a church world where so many want to flaunt knowledge. Also, this is one time that I completely forgive the click-bait style title, because in fact, you are not trying to deceive with a bait and switch. In fact, I passed over this video a few times, because the title seemed to be clickbait. However, I felt that familiar soul-prompt and clicked. What rich treasure I found!
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Beside the fact that you presented an honest commentary, I also must compliment you on a practical level. You did a marvelous job at film editing! Even if that were the only good thing, I still would have enjoyed watching just for that. But of course, editting was not the only good thing. You are a good thing, little sister. I shall be glad to pray for you.
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As I write this, I see that this video was post a month ago. I do hope that you will still my note and be encouraged to continue. May you always be aware of our Lord's presence and loving guidance.
I really recommend reading the Bible in chronological order at least once. Really helped me put things in a better perspective on the when, who and where of Scripture. Several chronological Bible translations available or reading plans out there to use with your Bible.
Thank you, that's a good idea - do you have a favorite chronological Bible?
@ewetoob137 I used a reading plan and my Bible as I couldn't find a NASB 95 chronological Bible at that time. I did eventually get a NKJV chronological Bible as that translation reads well for me.
@@JohnFromSC Thank you 🙏
The Christians changed the order of the books so if you don't know the original order there is no way you can understand it correctly.
Love reading in chronological order
🍎 I enjoyed this very much. The little guessing game was fun and the information was wonderfully researched! God bless ♡
May God bless you for studying his word and for sharing this with us.
You went on an interesting journey. It seems that few people "study deeply" anymore. I applaud your effort. Your conclusion is worth careful consideration.
I do have one quibble: How can it be the least read book because it lacks a positive ending? One would have to read it first to find that out, or would have to hear the negative news from somebody who had read it, or would have to have read about it somewhere before they would choose to avoid it (how many people research a biblical book in non-biblical sources before reading it in the Bible? The Concordance, the Bible Atlas, the interlinear translations, and the Bible Commentary usually come out after an initial question forms from actual Bible reading). I take a slightly different view: It is not negative publicity that keeps people away. No. It is the lack of positive publicity. There is no attraction. There is no, "Daniel in the lions' den." There is no, "Wheel in a wheel way up in the middle of the air." There are no trumpets causing city walls to fall. There are no foxes getting their tails tied together to a burning torch and then let loose to run through an opponent's fields of ripened grain. There is only the history of something that was minor to start with, is judged, and is no more.
Keep studying... and sharing the things that you learn.
As I listened to this video, a silly thought ran through my head - This book can be summarized in three words, "Edom, you're fired!"
OK, silliness aside, I am impressed with your diligence and research drive. Great work!
Clever way to make us search the Scriptures.
That makes sense. Using the two brothers as a metaphor. It would surely lead people to look at that book from a different angle.
I like your style of video showing your research method. I often research before building or repairing something in a similar manner. I later film the repair or build. Even after 2000+ videos I never thought to film & edit the research process I go through.
Was it the Naked Bible podcast you found when trying to research it? I would know Dr. Michael Heiser’s voice anywhere.
Exactly 🙏
Also the book of Zechariah . When I was a kid I decided to read it since my church ignored it and I became obsessed with it . I highly reccomend utb
Thank-you very much for sharing this adventure of yours and for sharing your thoughts and insights. 🙏🏻❤️
Glad you found your answer .
The lack of patience among believers is astonishing.. isn't that a fruit of the Spirit? Do we not abide in Him anymore or has it become just a race to accumulate knowledge...
I enjoyed hearing about it without knowing the book, it helped me contemplate more deeply, and it was fun to see my guess at the end.
Brothers and sisters, this world may rush you but you are apart from the world. Dont conform to its way of being. Let the Spirit work His patience in you and that simple first-love kind of joy around hearing about the word. Keep your hearts clean. This is how we will stand til the end... ♡
My first guess was Joel, becuase I mistakenly thought it was the shortest book of the Old Testament (though it is one of the shortest) and because I only have heard one sermon on it. However, I remembered that book was about a plague (I think thats the right word?) of locust and from what I remembered didn't seem to match what you were saying about the book.
My next guess was Obadiah, because I knew it was a minor prophet book and was probably short, also because I don't remember hearing any teaching on it. My third guess was Amos, because again a minor prophet book and I have only heard it referenced once.
I enjoyed guessing games and Bible trivia, so i enjoyed guessing, but it's a travesty how much of the Bible isn't taught in America. Thank you for the reminder to study the books that are often overlooked. ❤️📖
"Every word of God is flawless and is a shield to those who take refuge in Him." Proverbs 30:5
Read all of it. The entire Bible. Read it again and again! Cover to cover or read the Old Testament and New Testament a book at a time. The wonderful thing about reading it, the hidden truths within will speak to your heart depending on what is going on in your life. You can gain wisdom many times over from the same Book and even the same verse. 100 times over.
I never thought about the length of the different books, I just read them.
Always good things to find the more you explore the word.
Thanks for sharing. My ADD had me wanting to know which book all the way through the video. I scrubbed to the end and then went back to the beginning to see what you wanted to say.
Scripture is fascinating to me.
Get yourself a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and keep studying!
i love how you dug deep and what you found is amazing. never thought of Obadiah in that way before. I personally went down a rabbit hole with the same book trying to figure out when he really wrote it. but it didnt honestly matter because all of my research, led to so much more. Interesting fact, Edom is a place of caves currently called Petra. and since God removed these people, this place is empty waiting for those who obey Matthew 24 16:20. During the tribulation, they will need a place to hide from the antichrist.
Jude. Hey, Jude!!!! It is very relevant. Good Job!!!
I also have a bible study channel and I covered Obadiah one week ago. My take of the book is that I should love my enemies not gloat over their downfall. I loved your video. It is very well put together.
Wow! Those are incredibly great insights! I have learned a few things today! I love the metaphorical meaning of the book. Really interesting! Thanks!
I've read this book many many times. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you is how we should be thinking about the subject.
Standing by and watching a crime happen, especially a theft, a rape, or a murder is not much less than actually actively assisting the crime to take place. NO! Stop! Think. In the Day of Judgment, whether the Great White Day or, more specifically, an individual incident, he who shows mercy, (prevention) will be shown mercy (when needed).
So, yes, this book aptly drives a point home: HELP your brother or sister when needed. God sees. He knows. Did you, or did you NOT, help me in the day of my (Jesus') need?
Calvary Chapel verse by verse, book by book.
Wednesdays we study the Old Testament, Sundays we study the New Testament.
When we complete, we start over again and go a little deeper.
Were currently in Proverbs and Revelation. Fitting for the time we are in now.
I truly believe the Lord raised you up to share your insights about His book Obadiah. This is great and even more great that you care about God's word, and you did it before you got old. Well done you.😊
I guessed wrong, but you left me wanting to go read it!!! So, I call that a successful video.
I just taught a series on the shortest books in the Bible which are the most neglected as a whole. They are Philemon, 2 and 3 John, Jude, and Obadiah. The prophecy is that Edom as a nation/military power would cease to be and it did, but the Edomites as a people didn't and later on many of them converted to Judaism. Herod the Great (of Temple of Herod fame) was an Edomite by heritage, the Greeks and Romans called them Idumaeans. I would caution against making something more out of Obadiah's prophecy than it really is, there is no reason to make it into an allegory. One other note, the end of Lamentations chapter 4 also gives a brief prophecy against Edom. Blessings.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Amen. 🙏
I really enjoyed this. Thank you. One person you might look into is Amir Tsarfati. He is an Israeli Christian that knows a lot about how God is working in Israel and prophecy
Hi. I first saw your one on the least read book. I’m currently am watching the Bible in a month. I heard some man did it in six weeks. I’m a 67 yr old woman in Ohio. My question: what version are you reading? Just curious which Bible you are using. My church uses NJJV. But I have NIV, NLT, NET, ESRV. I’ve recently been purchasing a lot of Women’s Bibles. I enjoy watching you.
Thanks! I use an NLT 😊
One interesting thing about this book is that is the only place in the entire bible that mentions Sepharad (Spain?)
"The final verses place the exiled Jews in a spot otherwise unmentioned in the Bible:
Obadiah 1:20. . . . and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad . . .
No one knows the locality which is here identified as Sepharad. It does not seem to fit the name of any place in Babylonia, where the Jews were in exile, and the word may be a corruption of an original which is now impossible to recover.
One speculation has been that the word refers to Sardis, the capital of Lydia, in western Asia Minor. There is, however, no reason to think that there was any notable Jewish colony in that city in Exilic times.
During the Middle Ages, Jews flourished in Moslem Spain and the rabbis of the day decided, quite without justification, that Sepharad was a reference to Spain. As a result the Jews of Spain and Portugal, together with their descendants down to the present day, are referred
to as Sephardim, as opposed to the Ashkenazim, which include the Jews from northern and eastern Europe.
These two groups remained distinct in certain aspects of ritual as well as in ancestry. The Sephardim inherited details of their ritual from the Babylonian school since Moslem rule extended over both Spain and Babylonia (or Iraq, as we now call it) and communications across the width of their empire remained possible and easy for many centuries. The Ashkenazim, however, were descendants of those Jews who, both before and after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, had maintained themselves in Europe and, eventually, came under Christian rule. They had no contact with Babylonia and inherited the ritual of Judea.
The Sephardic Jews were evicted from Spain in 1492 and were scattered over North Africa and the Middle East. An important community of Sephardim remained in Salonika, Greece, and was not finally destroyed until 1941, when the Nazis occupied the land.
Some of the Sephardim found their way to Holland, England, and, eventually, the United States. The early Jewish migrants to the United States were Sephardim. Benjamin Disraeli, a Prime Minister of England in the 1870's, and Benjamin Cardozo, an American Supreme Court Justice of the 1930's, were of Sephardic origin.
The common language of the Sephardim is Ladino, a mixture of Hebrew and Spanish, whereas that of the Ashkenazim is Yiddish, closely related to medieval German. Each has its own rules for pronouncing Hebrew and the modern nation of Israel has adopted the Sephardic pronunciation, although the Sephardim make up only a small percentage (perhaps one sixth) of the total Jewish population of the world."
Quote from Asimov´s Guide to The Bible
GOD hide a Big mistery in obadiah: SEFARAD - SEPARADO. SPAIN ISH. SPN ISH SFN = A HIDDEN TREASURE MAN... SPANIAH. HIDDEN TREASURE OF YHWH....
The Lost tribes of Israel.
Jonah is the next book and he wanted go to TARSIS... TARTESUS in SPAIN.
Paul in Romans 15 wanted go to SPAIN... for him was more important to go there than going to Roma.
AM ERIKA... is full of the 10 Lost tribes of Israel. The family names are frases in hebrew... Example JUAREZ... HU ARETZ .. BARAHONA ... BAR YONAH... JIMÉNEZ HI MEN EZ. ETC.
I FOUND MY 4 FAMILY NAMES in the database of HATSUSOF which contains the family names of the jews.
🍎 Very cool indeedington. I was guessing all the wrong books, so yeah, now I know. 👍
A young lady is making a video about the Bible! Thank you!
Obadiah, My next reading Assignment!
Thanks for the encouragement. God bless You.
Oddly the main thing I remember of Obadiah is the name, which for some reason struck with me a bit. I don't think I've read it since High School.
Obadiah!
That’s Michael Heiser!
I had an Old Testament prof who did his dissertation on the book of Ezra. He jokingly remarked that he had toyed with the idea of giving his dissertation the title Damn Edom Theology.
It’s amazing how he does this, puts a single idea in your head that causes you to think deeply. You are doing well, how you study is in truth that’s why God showed you these things
Here is a story; 3 men in the field, a priest, a thief and a poor man. The priest thinks to himself to rob the poor man while he’s sleeping (he doesn’t know he’s poor), but as he’s thinking about it, the thief suddenly kills the poor man
Of the priest and the thief who do you think is in better standing with God? Both sinned equally because the same spirit that gave the priest the idea is the same spirit the thief was listening to when he killed the man
Because the thief can eventually become remorseful and seek forgiveness, God can offer him a pardon for his actions, he can be restored, but the priest didn’t actually do anything so it’s harder for him to believe he’s a sinner than it is for the thief
One is good and the other represents evil, even the good is evil, the difference is that the thief knows he’s a thief because he has works, but the priest doesn’t know he’s a murderer because he doesn’t have works. Faith without works is dead. If you have no sin to offer in exchange for eternal life, if you don’t have death to offer in return for eternal life then it’s dead work. The innocent don’t have any sins to confess
The good guy in the story is not really the good guy he’s just there standing in for Jesus; people like Adam, the law, the king, the first born and Judah all represent the life God gave man in the garden, the same life Adam lost, the first life
Jesus is the real good he represents eternal life, and mankind represents edom, sin, death and evil. no longer Jew or gentile, man or woman, rich or poor but a new creation
edom is the old you, who you was when you didn’t believe. That is what has to die, your identity can’t exist separate from Jesus, you exist in him, we’re his body because he’s the head the identity
Good and evil represents life and death, death is what ends life. Life would be eternal if death wasn’t in the picture, so God put an end to death represented by edom
I hope I didn’t confuse you
I figured out which book it was--but only because I've been researching & writing about Rebekah lately!
What version are you reading from? I have a king James version. Holman is the publisher. and it has eight books after Obadiah so I’m super confused
I don't think she meant it was the last book, just that it was towards the end of the OT
I know Dr. Michael Heiser's voice when I hear it! Lol
Prayer of Manasseh is hanging out over there in the Apocrypha, feeling neglected...
You make it sound like the name of the book is the Book of Edom. There is no book of Edom since Edom was a place. It is actually the book of Obadiah. And yes, if a person reads the Bible, every book of the Bible should be read.
Great analysis young lady!!!
Rom.10: 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Great job understand this obscure and esoteric book!
I'll read it in the Amplified bible
I have heard HUNDREDS of sermons that include or are focused on the book of Obadiah... but then the church I belong to and most ministries I listen to teach on prophecy, because Jesus told us that all prophecy would be fulfilled.
I was wondering when you were going to name the book. You did some pretty good research. You wanted to know and you kept asking until you got some answers. "Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD." [Obadiah 4] I've heard that verse used against America but that, of course, is not what it's talking about.
I've noticed the similarities between the story of Esau and Jacob, and the story of Cain and Abel. Both were twins and in each case the elder brother was consumed by jealousy toward his younger sibling. The difference is that when Cain decided to murder Abel, there was no one to overhear him, and go and tell his mother. That story had a very unhappy ending.
But someone did overhear Esau's rage and what he intended to do. Rebekah was told and she was able to warn Jacob to get out of town. Twenty years later, Jacob returned and was dreadfully afraid of what his brother would do. But Esau ran to embrace him. The two brothers were reconciled and remained so. That was the ending that Cain and Abel, by circumstance, were denied.
In effect, it seems that Esau had grown up. Yes, he didn't get the blessing, but I think he realized that what he did have was far closer to his true heart's desire. He had never made any extraordinary effort to obtain it. He was a strong man and could probably have made it back to camp and not needed to sell his birthright, but it was easier to do so. Likewise, in the story of Cain and Abel, Abel goes out of his way to give the very best that he has to God. Cain, on the other hand gives what is adequate, but no more. he didn't really care that much.
And so, though the two brothers were eventually reconciled, the nations descended from them, Israel and Edom, were aimed in two different directions. Israel sought after God; Edom sought after that which was earthly.
@VOLKHVORONOVICH. The Book Of Jubilees Chapter 37:17-25 17 And he closed the gates of the tower; and he stood on the battlements and spake to his brother Esau and said, 'Noble is the comfort wherewith thou hast come to comfort me for my wife who has died. Is this the oath that thou didst swear to thy father and again to thy mother before they died? Thou hast broken the oath, and on the moment that thou didst swear to thy father wast thou condemned.' 18 And then Esau answered and said to him, 'Neither the children of men nor the beasts of the earth have any oath of righteousness which in swearing they have sworn (an oath valid) forever; but every day they devise evil one against another, and how each may slay his adversary and foe. 19 And you do hate me and my children forever. And there is no observing the tie of brotherhood with you. 20 Hear these words which I declare unto you, ‘If the boar can change its skin and make its bristles as soft as wool, Or if it can cause horns to sprout forth on its head like the horns of a stag or of a sheep, Then will I observe the tie of brotherhood with you, And if the breasts separated themselves from their mother, for you have not been a brother to me. 21 And if the wolves make shalom with the lambs so as not to devour or do them violence, And if their hearts are towards them for good, Then there shall be shalom in my heart towards you. 22 And if the lion becomes the friend of the ox and makes shalom with him, And if he is bound under one yoke with him and ploughs with him, Then will I make shalom with you. 23 And when the raven becomes white as the raza, Then know that I have loved you And shall make shalom with you, You shall be rooted out, And your sons shall be rooted out, And there shall be no shalom for you' 24 And when Yacob saw that he was (so) evilly disposed towards him with his heart, and with all his soul as to slay him, and that he had come springing like the wild boar which comes upon the spear that pierces and kills it, and recoils not from it; 25 Then he spoke to his own and to his servants that they should attack him and all his companions.
Well done, wonderful job young lady.
Thank you for bringing this book to my attention, but I found many videos on RUclips about Obadiah. I only mention this because you say you didn't find much on the net.
I started to read the minor prophets a short while back, and yeah, the book of Obadiah is short and maybe that's why I read it first. Lol😂 as a parent I might have understood the book easier than you did. But Esau was more interested in being a mighty hunter and interested in worldly things. Jacob was more peaceful. And yeah as a parent we hope our children will turn out to be more peaceful and kind. And as the edomites saw their relatives captured and taken to babylon, they celebrated. Great job digging deeper into this book!
Studying the survival scroll is fun, hallelu.
Very well done, although a library should have had a greater selection of books on Biblical studies than a Barnes and Noble, I would think. I do hope that there is still one in your area with a generous selection - Biblical studies books can be quite expensive.
Michael Ĥeiser's podcast"The Naked Bible Podcast" was a great podcast.
The last verse is profound, if you look at it thru the lens of the cross, because the meek shall inherit the world.
[21] Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
lol. I recognized it was Obadiah on Naked Bible Podcast. Lol
I listen to a lot of J Vernon McGee on Thru the Bible. He has a 5 part podcast on this book.
Research: Obadiah connects to Bozrah. Bozrah connects to Revelation 19:12-17. Have fun.
Never stop asking why!
i like the way you are very thirsty to learn from the water of Life
I think i heard Michael Heiser's voice 😀
To be honest i read Obadiah several times before i finally read all the way through the books of the law. I felt like the prophetsv were easier to read. That was in my 20's.
It makes sense if you read it from beginning Genesis to end revelation without skipping around getting confused, or missing things, or misinterpreting things. No other book is read out of order but the bible constantly is. Makes no sense to me.
At the 4:25 min mark I see that your fire detector is missing. Hum? Another mystery. 😮
I just got to the point where Isaac sent his first born to son to bring him venison
Maybe no one reads the Book of Edom because there is no such book. The book in which it appears is Obadiah.
She says that at the very end of the video, which it seems you didn't watch.
👏 great job!
Rebecca, I'ld like to recommend a few books/videos to you.
Videos on RUclips: "Chuck Missler" & any book of the Bible.
"Genisis Theory Part One" by White Rabbit
"Charles Stanley & David Barton"
Books: Stormie Omartian
Chuck Missler's wife, "Nacy Missler," wrote several good books as well. Main trouble is trying to find one of hers.
It's almost as difficult as trying to find a copy of "The Federalist Papers."
It is good that your curiosity is motivating you for more.
Start a parallel study in 1 Kings 17, because Elijah and Obadiah, or Elisha and Obadiah cross paths with King Ahab Queen Jezebel.
In addition, but not really spelled out (the nature of prophecy sometimes in the Bible), when the Antichrist makes a deal with Israel during the last seven years of human history; the Jews will flee to Petra, the ancient capital.
Petra is also known as Bozrah.
Obadiah was my second guess after the dueterocanonicals.
one book has to be the least read just as there has to be a most read book
Obadiah told us no one would be left alive in Edom. Here's why: In rebellion and defiance toward Isaac and Rebekah (parents) to the point of marrying idol-worshiping foreign women, something God hated: rebellion.
Have you tried looking at a library???
Yes, Obadiah does end positively, as the enemies of God are conquered, and "the kingdom [of Edom] will be the Lord's."
Haman in the book of Esther was also of Edomite descendance. You might like to read Genesis 6 (there is a Book 1 and Book 2) by Gary Wayne
Much of the content of Obadiah has parallels to Jeremiah 49 : 7 - 22.
Obadiah concentrates his attention to this prophecy against Edom by Jeremiah, who, in that same chapter, comes down on the Ammonites, Damascus, Arabia and Elam, as well.
Jeremiah goes on to reprove Babylonia in Chapter 50 of his prophecy.
If it is “super short” & obscure & says nothing abt the author, it is very likely to be Obadiah. But Obadiah’s 21 verses do not take several days to read; which suggests it could be Haggai. On the other hand, Haggai does give clues as to its background, unlike Obadiah. On balance, I think that the book in question is probably Obadiah.
There are some good commentaries on both books if only one knows whereabouts online to look. Biblehub is a good resource. So is the Internet Archive.
Please make a video on lotr it's my fav book and l think you also have read it