INTRODUCTION: We come now to the fourth book of the minor prophets, Obadiah. The name, Obadiah, means servant of the Lord, but we know nothing more of this man than that. There are about a dozen men called Obadiah in the OT. So look at verse 1 (read). We find in this verse that Obadiah had a vision. We find as well that this vision is with regard to a nation called Edom (read).
And our question, as usual is, when was this book written? Knowing when a book is written is very helpful in interpreting the book. When we study verses 11-14, we can narrow the dates down to two. The book is written in either 840 BC or 586 BC. And how could we get two dates so far apart? Well, verses 10-14 tell us. Let us just read verses 10-11 (read). So the question of date centers around the question of which invasion of Jerusalem verses 11-14 speak of. Ryrie gives four invasions, and says it is either invasion #2, the invasion by the Philistines and Arabians in 848-841 BC, or the invasion by Babylon, in 605-586 BC.
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“ Great Sermon! ” I enjoyed this sermon and was fascinated from start to finish. There is so much to learn in the minor prophets and you wetted my appetite once again for Obadiah. Thank you for the many hours of study to bring this sermon to a man in Oklahoma.
