Obadiah

Question 1

Obadiah - Key Concepts

Answer 1

• Judgment
• Revenge - Israel desires judgment for Edom’s betrayal at the time of Jerusalem’s destruction
• Sibling rivalry - Edom and Israel/Esau and Jacob
• Day of the Lord

Question 2

Complete the quotation from Obadiah 3

“Your proud heart has deceived you, you that live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is in the heights. You say…

Answer 2

…in your heart, ‘Who will bring me to the ground?’

Question 3

Complete the quotation from Obadiah 10

“For the slaughter and violence done to your brother, Jacob,…

Answer 3

…shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

Question 4

Complete the quotation from Obadiah 12

“But you should not have gloated over your brother on the day of his misfortune; you should not have rejoiced…

Answer 4

…over the people of Judah on the day of their ruin; you should not have boasted on the day of distress.

Question 5

Complete the quotation from Obadiah 17

“But on Mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and…

Answer 5

…the house of Jacob shall take possession of those who dispossessed them.