Obadiah

12 THE CHRIST-CENTERED GOSPEL AGE

Obadiah vv 17-21 17But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. 18The 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…

11 Longing for God’s Mighty Intervention

Obadiah vv 17-21 17But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. 18The 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…

10 God Putting the World Right

Obadiah vv 15-18 15For 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. 16For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations shall drink continually; they shall drink and swallow, and…

09 The Day of the LORD

Obadiah vv 15-18 Its Reality — it is certain. Its Reach — it will come to all the nations. Its Retribution — what the godless have done to others, it will be done unto them by God Himself. Its Redemption, to be found only in Jesus Christ — blessings for the people of God, when…

08 The Lord Jesus Christ in Obadiah (Part 2)

Obadiah vv 10-14 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…

07 The Lord Jesus Christ in Obadiah (Part 1)

Obadiah vv 10-14 10Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever. 11On 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.12But…

06 A brother’s crime and cruelty exposed

Obadiah vv 10-14 1. Edom’s crime exposed (v 10) a. The crime With malice, they violated the great commandment of loving God and neighbour. b. The conviction The Lord found them guilty. c. The consequence They were shamed and cut off forever. 2. Edom’s cruelty exposed (vv 11-14) a. Heartless inaction. They became like the Babylonians, their common enemy,…

05 No one can help you now but One

Obadiah vv 1-9 1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord GOD concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!”2Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3The pride…

03 Key themes in the Book of Obadiah

What the book is about (revision): The Lord Jesus Christ – God’s true humiliated and vindicated. Our spiritual fathers – how they suffered and how God relieved and vindicated them. The spread of the Gospel to all the nations by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Justice of God. The particular wickedness of those…