below, to furnish setting for the prophecy (Read all the Bible passages.) a) Nation was descended from Esau (Gren 25:19-34) b) Nation settled in the regions of Mount Seir, between the Dead Sea and Gulf of Akaba, to the east of the Arabah (Gen 36) (See Map Y.) c) Nation rejected the Israelites’ request to travel through Edom on the journey from Egypt (Num 20:14-21) d) Antagonism originating with the twin brothers, Jacob and Esau (Gen 27), persisted through the centuries involving Israel (Jacob) and Edom (Esau) Recall the passages cited earlier in this chapter about the plundering of Jerusalem Also read Samuel 8:14; Kings 14:1-7; Chronicles 28:17 e) Nation was continually subject to foreign kingdoms, losing its identity as a nation before the time of Christ, and finally disappearing from history in A.D 70 (Romans’ destruction of Jerusalem) II SURVEY Read the twenty-one verses of Obadiah in one sitting, aloud if possible What are your rst impressions? In your own words, what is the book mainly about? Chart 105 shows the structural organization of the text of Obadiah Note the following on the chart, referring to the Bible text as you study the chart: The book is of three main sections: verses 1-9; 10-14; and 15-21 Note the three di erent verb tenses shown at the top of the chart Read the Bible text to see if these are the prevailing ones of each section (Note that the past tense of such verses as and in the rst paragraph are more correctly represented as future tense.6 What part does Edom play in the book, according to the outlines shown? Check this out with the Bible text What part does Judah play in the book? (The reference to “Israel” in verse 20 is not to the Northern Kingdom exclusively, but to the chosen nation as a whole This also is how the name Israel is used on the chart.) Where is the bright section of the book? Compare the beginning (v 3) and the end (v 21) of Obadiah Relate to this the title shown at the top of the chart Note the outline of words beginning with the letter s Read the verses in the Bible text Note the key verses and key words Add to the list of key words as you study the Bible text further III APPLICATIONS In what ways people today practice the sin of arrogant independence of God? What does the Bible teach about the consequences which fall upon the nation which oppresses His chosen people? Does Genesis 12:3 apply to today, and to end times? Does justice triumph? This question has been asked by people throughout the ages Does the book of Obadiah give any answers? God’s “mercy endureth for ever” (Psalm 106:1, KJV) Why some people see a ict between this truth and the fact of eternal judgment? Compare these verses which state the eternal law of returns: ... to this the title shown at the top of the chart Note the outline of words beginning with the letter s Read the verses in the Bible text Note the key verses and key words Add to the list of key... Note the three di erent verb tenses shown at the top of the chart Read the Bible text to see if these are the prevailing ones of each section (Note that the past tense of such verses as and in the. .. is the book mainly about? Chart 105 shows the structural organization of the text of Obadiah Note the following on the chart, referring to the Bible text as you study the chart: The book is of