Date Written: 850-582 BC
Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. The prophet Obadiah cannot be easily identified with any other person named Obadiah in the Old Testament. His name means "servant of Yahweh." Simply, the book is a prophecy against the nation of
Since Obadiah does not make any clearly dated historical references, the book is very difficult to date. The first option is to date Obadiah as roughly contemporaneous with Hosea and Amos and to associate the Edomite's actions with the rebellion against the Judahite king Joram in 2 Kgs 8:20-22 (2 Chr 21:8-10). The more likely option is to see Obad 10-14 as referring to the fall of
There are remarkable parallels between Obadiah and Jeremiah 49. Scholars disagree as to whether one of prophets relied on the other or if the two relied on a common source.
Obadiah announces the Lord's judgment against
By Mark Giszczak