The Proud and the Unfortunate

V. 1-9 Opens with announcing the author and the revelation of God given to him concerning Edom. God has sent a report to Obadiah and a messenger has been sent among the nations, to cause them to rise up against Edom for battle. God intends to make Edom insignificant and unimportant. They are filled with pride and God is about to humble them. They are worse then thieves. Less generous then grape gatherers. Even Edom's allies have deceived them and now God is planning to wipe them out.

God’s Plan For the Proud V. 10

V. 19-21 The places that will be given over to the house of Jacob are announced and all of this is consecrated to the Lord and is considered as the Lord's Kingdom.God’s

Plan For the Proud V. 10

The will experience shame and separation because of their wrong done toward Israelites.

They will be in a place of dishonor.

They will separated from God.

God’s Problem With The Proud V. 11

They are like strangers and enemies to their own.

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God’s Prohibitions to the Proud V. 12-14

, helps us to that the Edomites are descendants of Jacob. gives the account where the king of Edom refused to give Moses and the children of Israel who were experiencing hardship during their time in Egypt and how they cried out and the Lord answered. They were asking to for permission to pass through their territory. They were willing to pay if they and the livestock drank of their water and promised not to wander in their land and the king refused to allow them passage. So Israel turned away from them.God’s

gives the account where the king of Edom refused to give Moses and the children of Israel who were experiencing hardship during their time in Egypt and how they cried out and the Lord answered. They were asking to for permission to pass through their territory. They were willing to pay if they and the livestock drank of their water and promised not to wander in their land and the king refused to allow them passage. So Israel turned away from them.God’s Prohibitions to the Proud V. 12-14

Prohibitions to the Proud V. 12-14

God gives a list of eight commands. It is a list of do nots....

Do not gloat, to gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy in their great loss and misfortune.

Do not rejoice, feel happiness or joy when they experience destruction or irreparable damage.

Do not boast to become larger, greater or bigger in their going through physical, mental, social or economic adversity.

Do go into their gates and loot their possessions when they are experiencing misfortune.

Do not stand in their way to cut them off, kill them or hand them over when they are trying to escape.

God’s Promise to the Proud V. 15-16, 18

The will experience reciprocation and retribution.

The day of the Lord

You will get what you give.

You will get your punishment for what you have done.

You will get it and become like you have never been before, talking foolishly.

God’s Restoration of the Unfortunate V. 17-18

God will give back what the enemy took away.

God will allow his people to escape and they will be devoted to His service.

They will receive their own possession, that is they will have their own, with future endowments by claim of right.

They will have their own territory.

I want you to know today that the proud who mistreat God’s will face humbling and disastrous consequences. God will bring them down from their high places. He will make armies rise against the. He will make them experience all the hurt and pain they caused in your life.

But I also want you to know that those of you who may be experiencing misfortune in your life today at the hands of prideful people, God is going to turn it around. Everything you missed or lost because of your enemies, regardless of what camp they come from, God is going to restore it to you.

You need to know that God will take care of you! He will bring humility to the proud and restoration to the unfortunate.

Some didn’t believe that Jesus was the Christ. They didn’t know that He was life. But on Calvary he humbled the proud and brought restoration to the believer.