A Place Where You Belong
Major Posts from Minor Prophets: Be an Influencer • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 46:13
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Being with One Who is Perfect
(Obadiah 19-21)
GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview (Obad. 1-4)
God is Lord of Your nation
God is Lord of Your Morality
God is Lord of Your Destiny
God is your God and will not be mocked. (Obad. 5-8)
God’s retribution is unmistakable (Obad. 5)
God’s retribution is unavoidable (Obad. 6-7)
God’s retribution is incomprehensible (Obad. 8)
God is your God and will be your Rescuer (Obad. 9-14)
God’s Control is Thoroughly Comprehensive (Obad. 9-10)
God’s Knowledge is Thoroughly Comprehensive (Obad. 11)
God’s Sight is Thoroughly Comprehensive (Obad. 12-14)
God is Your God and Will Be Your Provider; You Can Count on it (Obad. 15-18)
God will provide (Obad. 15)
The Day of the LORD is Sure (“will”)
The Day of the LORD is Imminent (“near”)
The Day of the LORD is Universal (“all”)
The Day of the LORD is Just (“Because”)
The Day of the LORD is unavoidable (“they,” “Jacob,” “Esau”)
God is Your God and Will Be Your King (Obadiah 19-21)
Remember, “Will be” means:
++God will have it no other way
++It may not be yet, but it will be so
God will bring you into His promise (Obad. 19)
God will bring you into His promise (Obad. 19)
God will bring you back no matter how far away you have gone (Obad. 20)
God will bring you back no matter how far away you have gone (Obad. 20)
God will deliver you from your oppression (Obad. 21)
God will deliver you from your oppression (Obad. 21)
Man’s dominion is God’s Kingdom (Obad. 21)
Man’s dominion is God’s Kingdom (Obad. 21)
God is Your God and Will Be Your King (Obadiah 19-21)
“The dominant position of Yahweh is reinforced by the structure of the prophecy, since His name brackets the book in v. 1+21. Edom, or Esau, the recipient of God’s judgment, serves the same structural function.” 1
[1] Donald J. Wiseman, T. Desmond Alexander, and Bruce K. Waltke, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 26, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988), 48.
Obadiah, Jonah and Micah: An Introduction and Commentary b. Return of the Kingdom (19–21)
In its final form, Obadiah is thus a unity, declaring God’s punishment upon wrongdoers and his promises to his people.
Major Posts from the Minor Prophets:
++Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late.
++Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much
++Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost
++Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you
++Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never not available