In Obadiah

“He Is” He's the Lord our Savior

He is Mighty to Save

He is our Judge and Savior

He is the Mighty to Save

The Mighty Savior

Jeremiah 49 & verses 1-6

11-21 - Joel various 1-3

Amos & Ezekiel - Day of the Lord

Obadiah =

“Worshiper of Yahweh” “Servant of Jehovah”

During temptation in the wilderness Jesus connects worship and service - https://destinyokc.com/blog/2016/6/19/jesus-in-obediah

Matthew 4:10 NIV

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

Quote from Deuteronomy 6:13 Worship = Fear

Background: Genesis 25; 27; 36

Destruction of Edom (Esau) - gloating over Israel’s exile and complicity to it

Restoration of Israel (Jacob)

Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word:

Obadiah 15–21 NIV

15 “The day of the Lord is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head. 16 Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been. 17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance. 18 Jacob will be a fire and Joseph a flame; Esau will be stubble, and they will set him on fire and destroy him. There will be no survivors from Esau.” The Lord has spoken. 19 People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead. 20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev. 21 Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.

THE WORD OF GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD

The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary - Reflections: Commitment to Meeting Human Needs; Theology of Hope; The Kingdom of God; Contextualization of the Message

Message Today

Message Today

More than a history lesson

Contextualization of the Message

What does God Word say to us in our circumstances?

Don’t change the meaning - but apply the principles we see and understand

Sin will be punished; God offers a path to restoration

Meeting Needs

Meeting Needs

The world needs love in action

Prayer is great - but we need action, too

James 2:15–16 NIV

15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

“How can I help beyond praying for you?”

Relationship - understanding - empathy & sympathy

Providing Hope

Providing Hope

The world needs hope

Listen to the news - it is a downer

We need to be upbeat despite the circumstances

Israel exiled but God will restore

Place Called Home

Place Called Home

Transcends our thoughts of human government

Gospels - “the kingdom”

Jesus said - “it is here!”

Spiritual kingdom that influences and supersedes the physical kingdoms

Here and now and for eternity

Citizens of the Kingdom of God

G. Campbell Morgan has said, ''The final word of the prophecy [in Obadiah] is the final word of ALL prophecy, 'the kingdom shall be Jehovah's.' ''

The Kingdom will be the Lord’s

The Bible says The Kingdom belongs to Jesus

Jesus is in Obadiah!