Old Testament · Minor Prophets

Obadiah

Written by Obadiah. Written for People hurt by a neighbor's cruelty.

Big picture in three sentences

Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament.

It speaks to Edom, a nation that hurt Jacob's family when Jerusalem fell.

Pride that stands on a cliff still has to answer to God, and the kingdom will be the Lord's.

The whole book is only one chapter long.

Key verse · Obadiah 1:15

“For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.”