S3E269 – Obadiah 1: Treat Your Brother Well
About this episode
The episode discusses the book of Obadiah and its significance in the context of prophecy and church history.
Transcript Podcast Introduction Today is prophecy Friday, and we’re going to read the entire book of Obadiah. All one chapter.  I’ll have some comments after the reading. And of course I’ll have an “On This Date In Church History” segment for you, too. I’m calling today’s episode  “Treat Your Brother Well.” Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Ahmad Qaisieh on Unsplash Comments on Obadiah Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, but that does not take away from its value. It is, after all, the Word of God.  The name Obadiah means “Worshipper of Yahweh” or “Servant of Yahweh.” We don’t really know who this Obadiah fellow was, though. There are thirteen Obadiahs in the Old Testament. Some think that he is the Obadiah that was a servant in Ahab’s household as in 1 Kings 18:3. If this is he, then he was the man who hid and fed the prophets spoken about in that chapter. Others think that this Obadiah was a man who lived some time later, at around the same time as Hosea, Joel and Amos. And still others believe that he lived around the time that the Edomites destroyed Jerusalem. All of the other Old Testament prophets delivered messages…
People in this episode
Host: Steve Webb
Topics covered
- Obadiah
- prophecy
- Old Testament
- Edomites
- Christianity
- Church History
Keywords
- Obadiah
- Edom
- prophecy
- Old Testament
- Christianity
- Church History
- Esau
- Jacob
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Obadiah
Places: Edom, Jerusalem, Israel, Judah
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