The next picture we see is Obadiah. Obadiah was a prophet to Edomites who were descendants of Esau. They lived in the land of Edom which was in the mountain region southeast of the Dead Sea. It's capital was Sela was set high on a mountain which could only be gotten to by a narrow gorge. This made those who lived there thinking that they could not be attacked at all, and was proud of the fact . So it was quite unthinkable to them when Obadiah prophesied that they would indeed be invaded and destroyed.
Obadiah was sent to the Edomites after they had attacked Judah.This made God angry, so he sent Obadiah to preach to them of their sin and God's judgement if they did not change their ways. It was God's last try to get them to come to Him. This took great faith and courage as Obadiah was from the land in which they had attacked. Most people would have not gone to the enemy and delivered God's message to them, But Obadiah did.
Unfortunately, the Edomites did not listen to Obadiah and they were destroyed in the 3rd and 5th century's. King Herod, of Jesus' day, was a descendant. But, you could not find them there at all after 70AD, and the land became part of the Israelites' land. So Obadiah's prophecies came true.
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