Obadiah 1:1-2
“The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom... Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock... that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?”
King James Version
Obadiah's vision against Edom — the proud nation in its rock fastness brought low for its violence against brother Jacob.
Fulfillment References
Jeremiah 49:7-22 Ezekiel 35:1-15 Amos 1:11-12 Malachi 1:3-4
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalEdom's proud boast is answered by the one God, whose kingdom alone endures (Obad. 1:21).
JewishJudgment on Edom for standing by (and joining) at Jerusalem's fall; the shortest prophetic book, central to the Edom-as-rival tradition.
CatholicThe proud brother-nation judged for its cruelty, with the Day of the LORD restoring Zion (v.17-21).
ProtestantA fulfilled judgment on Edom's pride and violence; its disappearance as a people is widely cited.
OrthodoxGod's judgment on fraternal betrayal and pride.
DispensationalFulfilled history; the closing 'kingdom shall be the LORD's' (v.21) anticipates the consummation.
AcademicScholars note the heavy verbal overlap with Jeremiah 49 (a shared oracle tradition) and debate Obadiah's date relative to 586 BC; Edom's later absorption is read as broad fulfillment.
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