So the people who received the prophecy were mostly the residents of Judah. It is also interesting to note that no author from the New Testament alludes to Obadiah and also there is a striking similarity in Obadiah and Jeremiah. Obadiah is an exposition of Genesis 12:1-3 with two themes that are intertwined- 1) the judgment of Edom because of her pride and also because she mocked Judah when Judah was being attacked 2) the restoration of Judah which included a territory from the Edomites. The blessing that Obadiah pronounced had a near fulfillment of Edom’s destruction (2 Chr. 21:8–20) and a far fulfillment of the judgment on Edom which came to pass in the first century A.D. and also Israel eventually occupying Edom (MacArthur, 2010). The book is of significance as it is talks about the universal church which would be on fire with the gospel, gaining victory over every kind of oppression (vs. 17) and also the inheritance of eternal life for those who come into this church by putting their faith in Jesus
So the people who received the prophecy were mostly the residents of Judah. It is also interesting to note that no author from the New Testament alludes to Obadiah and also there is a striking similarity in Obadiah and Jeremiah. Obadiah is an exposition of Genesis 12:1-3 with two themes that are intertwined- 1) the judgment of Edom because of her pride and also because she mocked Judah when Judah was being attacked 2) the restoration of Judah which included a territory from the Edomites. The blessing that Obadiah pronounced had a near fulfillment of Edom’s destruction (2 Chr. 21:8–20) and a far fulfillment of the judgment on Edom which came to pass in the first century A.D. and also Israel eventually occupying Edom (MacArthur, 2010). The book is of significance as it is talks about the universal church which would be on fire with the gospel, gaining victory over every kind of oppression (vs. 17) and also the inheritance of eternal life for those who come into this church by putting their faith in Jesus