17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions (Obadiah 1:17).
So how about a show of hands for those that just looked at this verse and said, “Obadiah, yep, never heard of him…that is in the Bible?…sounds like a guy from Hee Haw”. But sandwiched between Amos and Jonah is the shortest book in the Old Testament at 21 verses. Not much is known about Obadiah as a person owing largely to his parsimony, but a parsimonious prophet says a lot with a little.
Obadiah is prophesizing against the enemies of God’s people; in this case against the Edomites. God will deliver His people to holiness. When you think about it, verse 17 is about the restoration of all things. It is about restoring the creation and God’s people to their correct place before the Creator. Paradise lost is to be paradise restored. This is good news for the people of God. The Creator desires to restore us to a proper relationship with Him. This is accomplished through the work of Christ as the holy deliverer. Obadiah the parsimonious prophet looked forward in time to the day that the Creator would restore His creation. The Creator is restorer.
So how about a show of hands for those that just looked at this verse and said, “Obadiah, yep, never heard of him…that is in the Bible?…sounds like a guy from Hee Haw”. But sandwiched between Amos and Jonah is the shortest book in the Old Testament at 21 verses. Not much is known about Obadiah as a person owing largely to his parsimony, but a parsimonious prophet says a lot with a little.
Obadiah is prophesizing against the enemies of God’s people; in this case against the Edomites. God will deliver His people to holiness. When you think about it, verse 17 is about the restoration of all things. It is about restoring the creation and God’s people to their correct place before the Creator. Paradise lost is to be paradise restored. This is good news for the people of God. The Creator desires to restore us to a proper relationship with Him. This is accomplished through the work of Christ as the holy deliverer. Obadiah the parsimonious prophet looked forward in time to the day that the Creator would restore His creation. The Creator is restorer.
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