Obadiah “Servant of Yahweh”
Timeline of the Writing Prophets 850 Obadiah Joel 800 Jonah Hosea Amos 750 Isaiah Micah 700 650 Nahum Zephaniah Jeremiah Habakkuk Daniel 600 Ezekiel 550 Haggai Zechariah 500 450 Malachi 400
First pride, then the crash - the bigger the ego, the harder the fall. Proverbs 16:18 (The Message)
Outline Sibling Rivalry A Famous Edomite Edom, a place of refuge
Esau and Jacob (Edom and Israel): Genesis 25 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her , and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau . Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob.
Esau (Genesis 25-27) Skillful hunter, a man of the fields Sells his birthright for some red stew Marries two Hittite women that made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah Cheated out of his birthright blessing Also known as Edom (Red) Genesis 36
Jacob’s Blessing: Genesis 27:28-29 “May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you! ”
Esau’s Blessing: Genesis 27:39-40 ““Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high. By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
The Landscape of Edom
Edom (845 BC) - Arid country between Dead and Red Seas - Currently part of Israel and Jordan - Petra: capital city
Edom Refuses Passage for Israel: Numbers 20 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: .. here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
Edom Will Be Humbled: Obadiah 1 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says Adonai Yahweh concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Yahweh , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised.
Edom is Proud, Very Proud 3 The pride of your heart has deceived you , you who live in the clefts of the rock , in your lofty dwelling , who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?” 4 Though you soar aloft like the eagle , though your nest is set among the stars , from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.
Petra
Petra
Petra
Edom Will Be Pillaged 5 If thieves came to you, if plunderers came by night - how you have been destroyed! - would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? 6 How Esau has been pillaged, his treasures sought out! 7 All your allies have driven you to your border; those at peace with you have deceived you; they have prevailed against you; those who eat your bread have set a trap beneath you - you have no understanding.
Edom Will Be Pillaged 8 Will I not on that day, declares the Lord, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of Mount Esau? 9 And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman, so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.
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Petra
Edom’s Violence Against Jacob 10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever. 11 On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. 12 But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress.
Edom’s Violence Against Jacob 13 Do not enter the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; do not gloat over his disaster in the day of his calamity; do not loot his wealth in the day of his calamity. 14 Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors in the day of distress.
The Day of the L ORD Is Near 15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head. 16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations shall drink continually; they shall drink and swallow, and shall be as though they had never been. 17 But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. 18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken.
The Kingdom of the L ORD 19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines; they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the Negeb. 21 Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s .
Idumea
Herod the Great (44 - 4 BC) An Edomite (Idumea) Herod’s temple 19 BC King of the Jews
Caesarea Maritime
Masada
Masada: Herod’s Winter Palace
Herod’s Temple
Hope at Last: Matthew 24:15-16 But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you’ve read Daniel, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you’re living in Judea at the time, run for the hills ; if you’re working in the yard, don’t return to the house to get anything; if you’re out in the field, don’t go back and get your coat. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Hope and pray this won’t happen during the winter or on a Sabbath. Daniel 11:41 He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.
Revelation 12:6 The Woman gave birth to a Son who will shepherd all nations with an iron rod. Her Son was seized and placed safely before God on his Throne. The Woman herself escaped to the desert to a place of safety prepared by God, all comforts provided her for 1,260 days.
Petra: One of the 7 Wonders of the World
What Can We Learn? The pride of your heart has deceived you (3) Pride deceives As you have done, it shall be done to you; What you sow your deeds shall return on your own head. The remnant of the saved in Mount Zion Remnant Rules will go into the mountains of Esau And rule justly and fairly, a rule that honors God’s kingdom.
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