FOR FURTHER STUDY

1. For other prophecies against Edom read the following passages:

-Isaiah 34:5-15

-Jeremiah 49:7-22

-Ezekiel 25:12-14; 35:1-5

-Amos 1:11-12

2. "Edom" means red. The Edomites came from Esau. To read about their history see Genesis 36; Exodus 15:15; Numbers 20:14; 20-21; and Deuteronomy 23:7-8.

3. These are specific sins mentioned in Obadiah in the chapters indicated:

-Violence: 10

-Hostile attitude: 11

-Joy at the calamity of others: 12

-Boasting in times of other's distress: 12

-Spoiling God's people: 13

-Preventing escape of fugitives: 14

-Betrayal: 14

4. Key phrases in Obadiah:

-Thus saith the Lord

-I will

-Hear this word

-Thus the Lord showed me