See more ideas about bible, word of god and bible verses. The book of obadiah introduction to the book of obadiah in the bible. Brief summary of obadiah the kjv bible scriptures the content of obadiah according to the kjv bible scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects, people, events and ancient topics in the following summary of the kjv bible scriptures. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. This fact makes it difficult to date the time of writing. We have heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, arise. Obadiah verse 1 identifies the author of the book of obadiah as the prophet obadiah. They taught in judah, having the book of the law of the lord with them. An envoy was sent to the nations to say, rise, let us go against her for battle.
The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. As the shortest book in the old testament 21 verses in a single chapter, its purpose is to condemn them in supporting the gentiles against judah. The majority of the book pronounces judgment on the foreign nation of edom, making obadiah one of only three prophets who pronounced judgment primarily on other nations nahum and habakkuk are the others. Book of obadiah overview insight for living ministries. Obadiah chapter 1 1611 kjv king james version 1 the vision of obadiah. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins against both god and israel. Obadiah king james version kjv 1 the vision of obadiah. Obadiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The book of joel kjv read by alexander scourby duration. Obadiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Kjv king james version oxford standard, 1769 default tyn william tyndales translation 1526 we, web world english bible draft form wyc john wycliffes translation c. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of obadiah. More than ten persons of the ot bear the same name but none of them is identical with the prophet. We have heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle 2 behold, i have made thee small among the heathen. Then in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, benhail, obadiah, zechariah, nethanel and micaiah, to teach in the cities of judah. The most popular bible verses from obadiah found 21 verses obadiah 1. Reference list obadiah king james bible dictionary. Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament and is. I have received a message from yahweh, a herald has been sent throughout the nations. The book of obadiah is a sustained denunciation of the edomites, melting into a vision of the future glories of zion when the arm of the lord should have wrought. This is what the sovereign lord says about edom we have heard a message from the lord.
Nov 04, 2017 the book of obadiah obadiah, one of the twelve minor prophets, announces judgment on the nation of edom for its sins against judah and jerusalem. In its introduction to the book of obadiah, the oxford annotated bible suggests. The book of obadiah is the only one chapter book in the old testament. The book is named after the prophet who received the vision 1. Sort trivia by difficulty, category, subject or book.
Study guide for obadiah by david guzik blue letter bible. Last weeks top questions what kinds of fruit besides those mentioned in galatians 5 does the holy spirit produce in the life of the christian, if any. The book of the prophet obadiah is the shortest book of the ot with 21 verses only. Its authorship is difficult to date but was possibly written about 853841 b. The holy bible book 31 obadiah kjv dramatized audio. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible in judaism and christianity, its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the assyrian period and named himself in the first verse, obadiah.
Total words either on the cover or the first page explaining which bible you have. Nov 01, 2017 the book of obadiah kjv read by alexander scourby dana haubertova. We have heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. An obadiah was an officer in king ahab of israels court and hid gods prophets in a cave 1 kings 18.
Specifically, the prophet denounces edom for gloating over the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians in 587 b. The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. Obadiah, the shortest book in the old testament, is only 21 verses long. The hebrew name obadiah means worshipper of yahweh or servant of yahweh. An obadiah was an officer in king ahab of israels court and hid gods prophets in a. The form of obadiahs name used in the septuagint is obdios. We do not know anything of the book s author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. We have heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, arise ye. While others of the prophetic books contain passages of judgment against edom and other nations, obadiahs singular focus points to a.
We do not know anything of the books author but his name obadiah servant or worshipper of jehovah. There are obadiahs in the old testament, and one of these may the obadiah who wrote this book. The book of obadiah kjv read by alexander scourby youtube. The book of obadiah was likely written between 848 and 840 b. Total words in table of contents 94 the book titles, the testament dividers plus the phrase table of contents if you use the full titles as in the 1611 edition 383. The book of obadiah kjv read by alexander scourby dana haubertova. And ahab called obadiah, which was the governor of his house. The book of obadiah is a book of prophetic oracles. Inaccurate or inappropriate quotes will be removed from the website. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful. Kjv apply the word study bible, large print, hardcover. Challenge yourself with thousands of original bible trivia questions.
The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Arise yee, and let vs rise vp against her in battell 2 behold, i haue made thee small among the heathen. When they orchestrate events in the lives of people to cause them to stumble, sin, fall, get injured, sick suffer some troublecalamity, they are entertained by the suffering, and would want the rest of society to believe that people are suffering because they are evil, or committed some sincrime, and therefore are reaping the judgement. Summary of the book of obadiah the story of the bible. Wee haue heard a rumour from the lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen.
Book of obadiah, the destruction of edom, judahs misfortune. This was created to assess how well you know the book. The bible does not reveal anything regarding the prophet obadiah. Kjv king james version oxford standard, 1769 default. The purpose of obadiah is to show that god will judge all those who are against his children, his chosen people. Obadiah means servant of the lord and occurs 20 times in the old testament, referring to many other old testament individuals. Obadiah is viewed throughout christianity as an old testament minor prophet who wrote the book of obadiah. They believe jeremiah 49 was composed following the battle of carchemish in 605 b. Obadiah is a prophet of god who uses this opportunity to condemn edom for sins.