Obadiah

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Obadiah announces judgment against Edom for pride and violence toward its brother Jacob. It condemns standing aside, gloating, looting, and intercepting survivors during Jerusalem’s disaster. The oracle broadens to the day of the LORD for all nations, then promises deliverance on Mount Zion and restored possession for Jacob. Its final declaration places the kingdom under the LORD.

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In Christian Bibles, Obadiah is one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. In the Jewish Tanakh it belongs to the Nevi’im, the Prophets, as part of the Twelve. See it on the shelf.

Proud rulers watch from an eagle-high red-rock fortress as refugees and divided possessions fill the valley and survivors approach radiant Mount Zion

Obadiah 1

Obadiah: Edom's pride and betrayal bring reciprocal judgment, while survivors on Mount Zion receive restored lands.