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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: Obadiah - A Prophesy Against Edom
Description: We do not know when Obadiah was written, but we do know that judgment came upon Edom because they attacked their brother, Jacob, when they were down. The Edomites were descendants of Esau, and the Israelites were descendants of Jacob. Jacob and Esau were twin of Isaac and Rebekah, and even when they were in the womb there was conflict between them (Gen. 25). The conflict between Judah and Edom was on and off, but once Judah had a king, and the desire was to expand their territories, there was major conflict between them. We know in 2 Chronicles 28:16-27 that...