Tell City Nazarene Church's Biblical Journey
With Pastor Charles Areson
Today's reading is Amos 7-9 and Obadiah
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| A village in the mountains |
Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. It is God’s pronouncement of judgment against Esau’s decedents the Edomites. These people were related to the Jews yet lived as their enemies.
Their first sin was pride. They were filled with pride because the mountain where they lived offered protection from attack. God was further displeased by their actions toward Israel when they were attacked. They didn’t assist them and even took advantage of the attacks to attack Judah themselves.
Esau had been taught by Isaac about God, but he and his family chose another way. Now they were going to face the consequences of those choices.
A historical note: Four years after the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, Edomites were successfully attacked. By the time Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D., the Edomites ceased being a people.
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