Minor Prophets:
Obadiah

The shortest book in the Old Testament, Obadiah carries with it the most unrelentingly somber warning.  God's anger is stirred against the nation of Edom, and that anger is not tempered by hope of redemption for the audience anywhere in the book's short twenty-one-verse span.  If it teaches us nothing else, it says to remain in the good graces of the Living God!

Left: "Obadiah: The Pride and Fall of Esau" by Nathan Moskowitz

 

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Memorable Passages

Overviews and Outlines

An Introduction to the Book of Obadiah

An outlined introduction by David Malick.

The Grace Institute: Obadiah

A well-rounded overview from a Eugene Oregon church.

An Argument of the Book of Obadiah

One of David Malick's rhetorically-oriented outlines.

Bible Basics

A very brief list of facts, but it includes a wav file pronouncing the book's title.

Easton Bible Dictionary:

The article from M.G. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Abdias

The appropriate article from this venerable reference work.

Columbia Encyclopedia: Obadiah

A brief article from the 2001 edition of this reference work.

Jewish Encyclopedia

An article from the 1901-06 reference work.  Generally liberal in its critical presuppositions.

Bible Explained

This is a commentary by an energetic fellow named Ted Wade.  He provides brief notes on each chapter and most verses for the entire Bible.

Luther Productions

A very brief overview including key verses.

Bible Studies: Whole Book

Obadiah: No Hope for Edom

A BibleLinks exclusive.  Five devotions drawn from the verses of Obadiah's oracle to Edom.

Obadiah: The Minor Prophets

Lesson five in a thirteen-part series by Hampton Keathley IV.

The Book of Obadiah

Part 16 in a 28-part series, From Creation to the Cross, by Bob Deffinbaugh.

The Attitude of Our Heart

A three-lesson study from Dave Humpal.

Love the Lord Bible Studies: Obadiah

A one-lesson study with questions from an Arkansas-based ministry.  They seem orthodox enough, although the statement of faith makes me wonder if they're not into prosperity gospel teachings.

The Minor Prophets: Obadiah

A study by Al Maxey.

Geneva Notes

In 1599, English Puritans, working in Geneva, published the first study Bible.  These are the notes from that edition.

John Calvin's Commentary

The commentary of the 16th-century French reformer.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

The chapter-by-chapter 1712 commentary by the great English writer.

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The commentary of the 17th century Baptist theologian.

John Wesley Notes

Over his career, the founder of Methodism maintained notes on the entire Bible.

JFB Commentary

The comments of Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown from Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871).

Obadiah: William Kelley

A lengthy commentary from Lectures on the Minor Prophets.

Clarke's Commentary

The first chapter for this book from Adam Clarke's nineteenth-century commentary.

J.G. Bellett: Obadiah

A brief commentary by the 19th century preacher.

The Jerome Bible Commentary

A commentary by a Catholic doctor, Jerome Dominguez, M.D.  Is English isn't perfect, but you have to admire his energy.  Although Catholic in orientation, this source has some good material for study.

Jewish Bible (JPS 1917)

Three versions of the text in Hebrew.

Beginning the Second Wave of Prophecy

A study by John W. Miller concerning the prophets Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Obadiah.  Hosted at MyJewishLearning.com.

Bible Studies: Part of Book

Sermons

Obadiah: Death to Edom

The appropriate sermon from Ray C. Stedman's Adventuring through the Bible series.

Ken Gehrels

A single sermon, "The Last Word."

Max Forsythe

Sermons from a series on the minor prophets.  Look for the appropriate sermon(s) on this page, which contains all twelve. 

A Land Seeking Reconciliation

This is a rather protracted devotion/brief sermon by Robert Figueroa.

Books and Bibliographies

Two-Age Bibliography

A list of recommended sources, mostly scholarly in nature, provided by a website devoted to the "Redemptive Historical" school of theology.

Annotated Bibliography

A scholarly set of sources, mostly journal articles.  It's in a pdf file.