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July 1st
The bible reading today is in Obadiah 1 and Psalm 82,83.
The prophet Obadiah had a vision from God about God’s judgment upon the Edomites the sons of Esau, who acted in opposition to God’s chosen, who terrorized Israel during their 40 years of wilderness wandering, and who joined forces with the likes of the Moabites and Ammonites to attack Judah during the times of the divided kingdom of Israel.
This shortest book in the Old Testament was a message of judgment “entirely” pointed at a foreign country. All of the other prophets of God, except for Obadiah, Nahum, and Habbakuk, directed their messages primarily to Israel or Judah.
Obadiah’s message is direct and plain. Anyone who touches God’s people of faith will be judged without mercy. Obadiah accused Edom of a pride and arrogance that went way beyond the measure found in other opponents of Israel. A prime illustration of Solomon’s wise declaration from God...“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
