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Obadiah 1 — The Day of the Lord Is Near Upon All the Heathen
The shortest book in the Old Testament. A prophecy against Edom — Esau's descendants — who rejoiced over Jerusalem's fall. Their mountain fortress will not save them. The kingdom shall be the Lord's. The Day of the Lord is near.
“For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee.”
— Obadiah 1:15
- v.1-9 Judgment on Edom's pride
- v.10-14 Edom's sin against his brother Jacob
- v.15-21 The Day of the Lord; the kingdom restored
Thy brother Jacob. The grievance God names is the broken brotherhood. Edom descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. They were kin, yet Edom watched Jerusalem fall with satisfaction.
God remembers the family failures. He had warned in Genesis 25:23 that two nations were in Rebekah's womb. The breach that began with twins in the same body became the war that closed the Old Testament prophets.
The principle of as thou hast done, it shall be done. God's justice operates on the law of harvest. What is sown is reaped — by individuals, by nations, by Edom, by every aggressor against God's people.
Galatians 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. The Edom principle did not die with Edom; it operates still.
The final verse of the prophecy. The kingdom of Edom destroyed; the kingdom of the Lord established. The whole book points to the day of God's final reign.
Revelation 11:15 echoes: The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. The whisper of Obadiah becomes the trumpet of Revelation.
Whenever you see a believer's family in trouble — especially trouble you might be quietly glad about — remember Edom. God watches the heart of the cousin who rejoices over Jacob's fall. Do not be that cousin. The kingdom belongs to the Lord, and He notices who stood with His people and who stood against them.
The final verse points forward to the kingdom established by Christ. The Lion of the tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5) will judge between His brothers and their enemies. Edom's fortress proved no match for the God who sends saviors to Mount Zion. Christ Himself is the Savior on Zion, and at His return the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Edom's capital, Petra, was carved into stone cliffs nearly inaccessible to attack. They considered themselves untouchable.
Pride always asks the wrong question. Who shall bring me down? The answer comes in verse 4 — God Himself. Every fortress built on self-trust crumbles before His hand.