Obadiah's Prophesy, Saturday, June 9, 2012

Today's reading is from the prophecy of Obadiah in Chapters 1, 2, 8, 15 and 19.  Obadiah prophesies the fall of Edom because of their haughty pride and their violence against "Jacob".  The Edomites are descendents of Esau.  They failed to help the Israelites when they were fleeing Egypt.  They are therefore told:

"The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble, and they will set it on fire and consume it.  There will be no survivors from the house of Esay.  The Lord has spoken."  Obadiah 18