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Speaker 1: Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, but
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Speaker 1: do not mistake its size for weakness. It is a
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Speaker 1: thunderclap of judgment, a prophecy so fierce that it echoes
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Speaker 1: through history, warning every arrogant nation, every corrupt leader, and
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Speaker 1: every prideful heart that thinks it can defy God without consequence.
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Speaker 1: At the center of this prophecy stands Edom, a nation
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Speaker 1: drunk on pride and hardened by betrayal. When Babylon invaded Jerusalem,
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Speaker 1: Edom did not come to help its brother. Instead, it
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Speaker 1: watched from the sidelines, laughing as the Holy city burned. Then,
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Speaker 1: like a vulture circling a dying man, Edom rushed in
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Speaker 1: to plunder the ruins, taking what was left of Judah's
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Speaker 1: shattered people and land. But God saw it all, and
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Speaker 1: he would not stay silent. As you have done, so
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Speaker 1: it will be done to you. This was God's message
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Speaker 1: to Edom. Pride leads to destruction, betrayal brings judgment. But
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Speaker 1: here's the real question. Is this prophecy only about Edom
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Speaker 1: or is it also about us? Look at the world today.
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Speaker 1: Nations built on power, wealth and arrogance, believing they are
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Speaker 1: untouchable people, ignoring the suffering of their neighbors, or worse,
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Speaker 1: profiting from their pain. Leaders making decisions not based on
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Speaker 1: righteousness but on selfish gain. The warning of Obadiah is
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Speaker 1: still alive today. It speaks to every empire, every leader,
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Speaker 1: and every heart that stands proud, unrepentant and defiant before God.
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Speaker 1: And yet this book is not just about judgment. It
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Speaker 1: is also about justice, because no matter how powerful the
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Speaker 1: wicked may seem, God is in control. He will bring
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Speaker 1: down the proud and lift up the humble. He will
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Speaker 1: restore what is been broken and make all things right.
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Speaker 1: in the comments. Now, let's dive deeper into the prophet
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Speaker 1: Obadiah and uncover the man behind the message. Obadiah's name
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Speaker 1: means servant of Yahweh. But beyond that, the man himself
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Speaker 1: is a mystery. No grand introductions, no details about his tribe,
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Speaker 1: his family, or his life before this prophecy, No personal struggles,
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Speaker 1: no dramatic calling, nothing except his message. Unlike Isaiah or Jeremiah,
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Speaker 1: who left behind extensive records of their ministries, Obadiah emerges
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Speaker 1: like a flash of lightning, brief, blinding and unforgettable. He
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Speaker 1: delivers his prophecy, a scorching judgment against Edom, and then
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Speaker 1: vanishes into history. But why was this prophecy so urgent?
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Speaker 1: Obadiah likely lived during one of the darkest times in
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Speaker 1: Israel's history, the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem five hundred eighty
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Speaker 1: six b C. As the Babylonians marched in, burning the
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Speaker 1: city and tearing down the temple, the people of Judah
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Speaker 1: suffered unimaginable horrors. Families were ripped apart, homes were reduced
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Speaker 1: to rubble, and their beloved homeland, the promised Land, became
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Speaker 1: a wasteland, and Edom their own relatives, their own bloodline,
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Speaker 1: the descendants of Esau. Instead of helping, they stood by
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Speaker 1: and watched worse. They cheered as Babylon crushed Jerusalem. And
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Speaker 1: when the city fell, Edom rushed in like looters after
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Speaker 1: a disaster, robbing what little remained. They even captured fleeing
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Speaker 1: Israelites and handed them over to their enemies. The betrayal
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Speaker 1: was complete. This is the moment Obadiah speaks into when
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Speaker 1: righteous anger meets divine judgment. His prophecy is God's response
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Speaker 1: to Edom's cruelty. Because of the violence against your brother Jacob,
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Speaker 1: you will be covered with shame. You will be destroyed
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Speaker 1: forever Obadiah one ten. But Obadiah's prophecy doesn't just condemn Edom.
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Speaker 1: It reveals a larger truth about how God deals with
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Speaker 1: nations and history throughout the Bible. Edom and Israel represent
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Speaker 1: more than just two nations. They symbolize two ways of life. Edom,
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Speaker 1: the line of Esou is marked by pride, rebellion, and
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Speaker 1: self sufficiency. Israel the line of Jacob is marked by struggle, faith,
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Speaker 1: and dependence on God. And this prophecy is not just
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Speaker 1: about the past. It's about how God will always bring
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Speaker 1: down the proud and lift up the humble. So where
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Speaker 1: did Obadiah go after delivering his prophecy. The Bible doesn't
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Speaker 1: tell us. Maybe he continued preaching or maybe his mission
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Speaker 1: ended the moment he delivered God's judgment. Some traditions claim
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Speaker 1: he was part of King Ahab's court and later joined
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Speaker 1: Ilisia's prophetic school. Others say he lived among the exiles,
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Speaker 1: carrying the burden of his prophecy in silence. But in
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Speaker 1: the end, Obadiah wasn't remembered for his personal life. He
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Speaker 1: was remembered for his message, a prophecy that outlived him,
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Speaker 1: a warning that echoes through history, and a reminder that
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Speaker 1: God will always have the last word. Now that we
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Speaker 1: understand who Obadiah was and the world he spoke into,
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Speaker 1: let's move deeper into his prophecy, starting with Edom's great
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Speaker 1: crime and why their downfall was inevitable. The roar of
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Speaker 1: Babylon's army still echoed across the ruins of Jerusalem. Smoke
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Speaker 1: curled into the sky as the last remnants of Judah's
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Speaker 1: great city crumbled. But far away, in the rocky mountain
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Speaker 1: strongholds of Edom, another sound could be heard. Laughter. The
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Speaker 1: Edomites stood high above it, all untouched, unharmed, and unbothered.
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Speaker 1: As their Israelite cousins were dragged into exile, Edom watched
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Speaker 1: from their fortress cities carved into the red cliffs. To them,
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Speaker 1: Jerusalem's fall was a victory. They had played their part,
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Speaker 1: blocking the roads, looting the houses, and turning over survivors
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Speaker 1: to Babylon. And for that God had a message the
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Speaker 1: vision of Oberd. This is what the sovereign Lord says
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Speaker 1: about Edom. We have heard a message from the Lord.
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Speaker 1: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, rise,
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Speaker 1: let us go against her for battle. Obadiah one one.
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Speaker 1: The kingdom that believed itself untouchable was about to learn
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Speaker 1: that no fortress can stand against God. Edom was no
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Speaker 1: ordinary nation, Unlike Israel and Judah, who had to defend
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Speaker 1: open lands. Edom was a kingdom built into the mountains.
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Speaker 1: Their capital Cellar, was carved into towering rock faces, surrounded
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Speaker 1: by sheer cliffs and deep canyons. They were the fortress nation,
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Speaker 1: impossible to invade, impossible to conquer. You who live in
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Speaker 1: the clefts of the rocks and make your home on
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Speaker 1: the heights, You who say to yourself, who can bring
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Speaker 1: me down to the ground? Obadiah one. Three Edam trusted
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Speaker 1: in three things. Their location, their cities were practically fortresses,
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Speaker 1: No no army could reach them, Their wealth controlling key
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Speaker 1: trade routes. They grew rich and powerful their allies, they
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Speaker 1: had treaties with surrounding nations, Believing they were politically untouchable.
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Speaker 1: Edom laughed at destruction because they believed they were too
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Speaker 1: high to be touched, too rich to be ruined, too
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Speaker 1: strong to be conquered. But God was about to shatter
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Speaker 1: that illusion. Though you saw like an eagle God's warning
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Speaker 1: in their pride, Edom imagined themselves above the reach of judgment.
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Speaker 1: But God's message through Obadiah was clear. Though you soar
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Speaker 1: like the eagle and make your nest among the stars.
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Speaker 1: From there I will bring you down, declares the Lord
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Speaker 1: Obadiah one four. No height is too high for God.
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Speaker 1: No fortress is impenetrable to his justice. No wealth can
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Speaker 1: buy immunity from his judgment. The very things that made
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Speaker 1: Edom feel secure would become their downfall. Their mountain cities
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Speaker 1: would not shield them, Their gold and silver would not
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Speaker 1: save them. Their allies would betray them. All your allies
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Speaker 1: will force you to the border. Your friends will deceive
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Speaker 1: and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set
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Speaker 1: a trap for you, but you will not detect it.
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Speaker 1: Obadiah one seven. The same nations they trusted would turn
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Speaker 1: against them. Their political strength would crumble overnight, Their own
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Speaker 1: people would fall into chaos and confusion, and when the
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Speaker 1: time came, no one would come to save them. Edom's
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Speaker 1: prideful fall is not just a story from ancient history.
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Speaker 1: It's a warning to every empire, every government, and every
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Speaker 1: person who believes they are untouchable. Think about today's world powers.
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Speaker 1: Nations boast of their military strength, believing no enemy can
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Speaker 1: defeat them. Economies grow rich and powerful, assuming prosperity will
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Speaker 1: last forever. Leaders trust in their alliances and technology thinking
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Speaker 1: human intelligence can solve every crisis. But history tells a
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Speaker 1: different story. The Roman Empire ruled the known world until
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Speaker 1: it collapsed from within. The British Empire spanned continents until
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Speaker 1: it shrank into a fraction of its former self. The
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Speaker 1: of years. No kingdom lasts forever, No nation is too
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Speaker 1: big to fall. And what about us as individuals? How
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Speaker 1: often do we fall into the same prideful thinking as Edom.
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Speaker 1: I don't need God. I built this life for myself.
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Speaker 1: No one can bring me down. But Oberdiah reminds us
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Speaker 1: that the higher we lift ourselves up, the harder we fall.
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Speaker 1: The pride of your heart has deceived you. Obadiah one three.
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Speaker 1: Edom's story is a lesson in what happens when pride
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Speaker 1: blinds us to reality. Did Edom really fall? Yes? And
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Speaker 1: it happened exactly as Obadiah prophesied. History records that the Babylonians,
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Speaker 1: the same nation Edom had partnered with against Israel, later
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Speaker 1: turned on Edom. The Nabatians drove them out of their
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Speaker 1: mountain cities. By the time of Jesus, Edom, now called
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Speaker 1: du Maya, was barely a shadow of its former self.
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Speaker 1: After the Roman conquest, Edom completely disappeared. Today there is
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Speaker 1: no Edomite nation. They vanished, just as Obadiah foretold. Edom
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Speaker 1: fell because they put their trust in themselves instead of God.
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Speaker 1: So let's ask ourselves. Are we placing our security in
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Speaker 1: things that can collapse? Do we believe we are too
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Speaker 1: strong to fall? Are we watching others suffer and thinking
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Speaker 1: it will never happen to us? Oberdiah's prophecy is a
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Speaker 1: mirror to every proud heart, every arrogant leader, and every
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Speaker 1: nation that trusts in its own power. Because God always
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Speaker 1: brings down the proud and he always lifts up the humble.
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Speaker 1: Now that we've seen Edom's arrogance and the certainty of
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Speaker 1: their downfall, let's look at the next part of Oberdiah's prophecy,
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Speaker 1: the full judgment that would come upon them for their betrayal.
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Speaker 1: When a foreign army invades, you expect destruction, you expect devastation,
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Speaker 1: you expect the brutality of war. But what if the
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Speaker 1: real knife in the back doesn't come from your enemy,
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Speaker 1: but from your own brother. That was Edom's greatest sin.
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Speaker 1: They were the ones who invaded Jerusalem. They didn't set
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Speaker 1: fire to the temple. They didn't drag God's people into exile,
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Speaker 1: but they stood there and watched, and worse, they cheered.
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Speaker 1: Because of the violence against your brother, Jacob, you will
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Speaker 1: be covered with shame. You will be destroyed forever, Obadiah
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Speaker 1: one ten. Israel and Edom were not just neighboring nations.
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Speaker 1: They were family. The Edomites were descendants of Esau, the
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Speaker 1: twin brother of Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel.
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Speaker 1: Their bloodlines were intertwined from birth, but sentries of rivalry, jealousy,
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Speaker 1: and bitterness had turned brotherhood into hatred. So when the
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Speaker 1: Babylonians stormed through Jerusalem, killing, enslaving, and burning the city
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Speaker 1: to the ground. Edom stood by and did nothing. Actually,
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Speaker 1: they did worse than nothing. On the day you stood
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Speaker 1: aloof while strainingers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered
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Speaker 1: his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem. You were like
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Speaker 1: one of them. Obadiah one eleven. When Judah screamed for help,
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Speaker 1: Edom was silent. When Babylon dragged away captives, Edom pointed
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Speaker 1: and laughed. When refugees ran for their lives, Edom blocked
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Speaker 1: their escape. They didn't just ignore their suffering, they profited
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Speaker 1: from it. And God saw every moment of their betrayal.
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Speaker 1: Think about the moments in history where betrayal shook the world.
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Speaker 1: Judas and Jesus, a disciple, a friend selling his lord
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Speaker 1: for thirty silver coins, Brutus and Caesar, a trusted ally
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Speaker 1: whispering in the dark before striking the final blow the Holocaust,
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Speaker 1: neighbors who had lived together for centuries suddenly turning on
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Speaker 1: each other. Betrayal is not just about actions, it's about
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Speaker 1: the trust that is shattered. And Edom's betrayal was not
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Speaker 1: just political, it was personal. You should not have the
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Speaker 1: God's list of Edom's crimes. Obadiah lists seven charges against Edom.
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Speaker 1: Each one begins with the phrase you should not have One.
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Speaker 1: You should not have gloated over your brother in the
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Speaker 1: day of his misfortune Obadiah one twelve. Instead of compassion,
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Speaker 1: Edom celebrated Jerusalem's fall. Two you should not have rejoiced
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Speaker 1: over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction.
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Speaker 1: They saw their own flesh and blood suffering and smiled.
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Speaker 1: Three You should not have boasted so much in the
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Speaker 1: day of their trouble. Edom thought they were superior, believing
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Speaker 1: israel'snfall proved their strength. For you should not have marched
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Speaker 1: through the gates of my people in the day of
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Speaker 1: their disaster. Obadiah one thirteen. As Jerusalem fell, Edomites walked
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Speaker 1: right in, looting homes and taking what was left. Five
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Speaker 1: You should not have looked down on them in their calamity.
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Speaker 1: They treated Israel like garbage, worthless, forsaken beneath them. Six
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Speaker 1: you should not have seized their wealth. In the day
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Speaker 1: of their disaster. Edom took what Babylon left behind, stripping
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Speaker 1: Jerusalem bare. Seven You should not have stood at the
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Speaker 1: cross roads to cut down their fugitives Obadiah one fourteen.
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Speaker 1: The worst crime of all. They hunted down their own brothers.
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Speaker 1: When the survivors tried to flee, Edom blocked the roads.
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Speaker 1: When the weak and wounded begged for mercy, Edom captured
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Speaker 1: them and handed them over to Babylon. And for that
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Speaker 1: God's judgment would be inescapable. This isn't just history, This
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Speaker 1: is a warning for today. How many times have we,
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Speaker 1: like Edom, turned a blind eye to suffering when injustice
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Speaker 1: happens in our communities? Do we speak up or stay silent?
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Speaker 1: When a friend struggles? Do we help or gossip about
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Speaker 1: their failures? When the world suffers, do we act or
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Speaker 1: do we watch from a distance thinking it doesn't affect us.
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Speaker 1: Edom's crime was not just what they did, It was
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Speaker 1: what they refuse to do, and today many nations and
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Speaker 1: individuals are guilty of the same sin. Throughout history, betrayal
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Speaker 1: has led to the downfall of great nations. The fall
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Speaker 1: of Constantinople fourteen fifty three European nations promised ai but
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Speaker 1: did nothing, watching as the once mighty Christian Empire was
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Speaker 1: swallowed by the Ottoman Turks. The Munich Betrayal nineteen thirty eight,
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Speaker 1: European leaders abandoned Czechoslovakia to Hitler, choosing political convenience over justice.
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Speaker 1: The Rwandan genocide nineteen ninety four, the world stood by
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Speaker 1: as nearly a million people were slaughtered in one hundred days.
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Speaker 1: When the strong refuse to stand up for the week,
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Speaker 1: when nations look the other way, when people choose silence
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Speaker 1: over righteousness, history shows what happens next. God is not
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Speaker 1: just concerned with personal sin. He judges nations, and the
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Speaker 1: question is simple, are we using our strength to help
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Speaker 1: others or to crush them. Idom had the power to
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Speaker 1: help Judah Edom had the opportunity to do the right thing,
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Speaker 1: but instead they chose betrayal, and because of that they
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Speaker 1: would be wiped off the map. You will be covered
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Speaker 1: with shame. You will be destroyed forever Obadiah one ten.
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Speaker 1: The message is clear. If you see injustice, don't stand by.
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Speaker 1: If you witness suffering, don't stay silent. If you have
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Speaker 1: the power to help, don't refuse to act. Because God
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Speaker 1: sees everything and he holds us accountable for the moments
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Speaker 1: when we could have made a difference but chose to
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Speaker 1: do nothing. Edom's story is a warning, but it's not
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Speaker 1: the end of the prophecy. If this message has moved you,
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Speaker 1: share this Deep Bible Story's video with someone who needs
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Speaker 1: to hear it. If you want this video in e
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Speaker 1: book format, let us know in the comments. Now that
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Speaker 1: we've seen Edom's betrayal and its consequences, the next section
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Speaker 1: reveals what happens when God finally brings justice on the
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Speaker 1: Day of the Lord. For a long time, Edom thought
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Speaker 1: they had escaped justice. They had betrayed their brothers, looted
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Speaker 1: their cities, and handed over their refugees. But where was
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Speaker 1: the punishment? Where was God? As time passed, the Edomites
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Speaker 1: grew comfortable in their arrogance. They lived in their high
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Speaker 1: mountain fortresses, believing they were untouchable. They had wealth, security,
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Speaker 1: and power. But then Obadiah's voice thundered across history with
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Speaker 1: a chilling declaration, The Day of the Lord is near
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Speaker 1: for all nations Obadiah one fifteen. This wasn't just about
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Speaker 1: Edom any more. God's judgment was coming for everyone. The
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Speaker 1: Day of the Lord. What does it mean? Obadiah introduces
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Speaker 1: a concept that echoes throughout the Bible, the Day of
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Speaker 1: the Lord. It's not just one event, It's not just
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Speaker 1: one day. It's a divine reckoning, a moment when God
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Speaker 1: steps into history to judge the wicked and rescue the righteous.
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Speaker 1: Throughout scripture, the Day of the Lord refers to moments
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Speaker 1: of judgment that happen in history and the ultimate final
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Speaker 1: judgment at the end of time. For Edom, that day
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Speaker 1: was coming fast. But for the rest of the world,
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Speaker 1: Obadiah makes it clear this warning is for every nation,
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Speaker 1: every empire, every person, no one is safe from the
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Speaker 1: Day of the Lord. As you have done, so, it
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Speaker 1: will be done to you. As you have done, it
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Speaker 1: will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon
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Speaker 1: your own head. Obadiah one fifteen. This is one of
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Speaker 1: the most terrifying statements in the Bible. God wasn't going
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Speaker 1: to judge e Dom based on what Babylon did. God
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Speaker 1: wasn't going to punish the nations based on what their
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Speaker 1: ancestors did. Number that they would be judged based on
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Speaker 1: their own actions. They stood by while others suffered, Now
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Speaker 1: they would suffer. They laughed at destruction, Now they would
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Speaker 1: be destroyed. They took what wasn't theirs. Now their wealth
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Speaker 1: would be taken away. Divine justice is perfect. You will
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Speaker 1: reap exactly what you sew This isn't just about edom
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Speaker 1: or but dire warns that every nation will face judgment.
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Speaker 1: Think about the great empires of history, the ones that
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Speaker 1: seemed invincible. Babylon burned to the ground, Persia crumbled from within,
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Speaker 1: Greece faded into history, Rome shattered into ruins. Every empire
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Speaker 1: that thought it was too powerful to fall fell. And
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Speaker 1: what about to day? Nations rise and fall, Economies collapse,
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Speaker 1: Corrupt leaders are exposed, Kingdoms that once seemed unstoppable fade
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Speaker 1: into the past. The lesson is clear. No nation is
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Speaker 1: immune to God's judgment. What happens when a society builds
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Speaker 1: its strength on oppression, greed, and betrayal. History tells us
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Speaker 1: exactly what happens next. Obadiah's prophecy turns from warning to devastation.
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Speaker 1: The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house
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Speaker 1: of Joseph aflame, the house of Esore will be stubble.
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Speaker 1: Obadiah one eighteen fire versus stubble, one lasts. One is consumed.
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Speaker 1: Edom thought it was safe, but Obadiah declares it will
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Speaker 1: be burned to nothing. The very nation that stood by
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Speaker 1: as Jerusalem burned would now be consumed by fire. The
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Speaker 1: people who helped Babylon destroyed Judah would now be destroyed themselves.
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Speaker 1: This isn't just poetry, this is prophecy, and history proves
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Speaker 1: it came true. Edom was wiped off the map. Obadiah's
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Speaker 1: prophecy doesn't just point to Edom's destruction. It foreshadows a
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Speaker 1: future judgment that will come upon all nations. When the
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Speaker 1: Bible speaks of the Day of the Lord, it doesn't
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Speaker 1: just refer to the fall of empires like Edom. It
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Speaker 1: speaks of a final, ultimate day of judgment. Joel two
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Speaker 1: thirty one. The sun will be turned to darkness and
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Speaker 1: the moon to blood before the coming of the great
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Speaker 1: and dreadful Day of the Lord. Zephyoniah one fourteen to fifteen.
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Speaker 1: The great Day of the Lord is near, near, and
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Speaker 1: coming quickly. The cry on the Day of the Lord
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Speaker 1: is bitter. The mighty warrior shouts his battle cry. That
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Speaker 1: day will be a day of wrath, a day of
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Speaker 1: distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a
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Speaker 1: day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness.
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Speaker 1: Revelation nineteen eleven to sixteen. I saw heaven standing open,
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Speaker 1: and there before me was a white horse, whose rider
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Speaker 1: is called Faithful and True with justice. He judges and
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Speaker 1: wages war. On his robe and on his thigh he
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Speaker 1: has this name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
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Speaker 1: Obadiah's prophecy foreshadows the return of Jesus Christ, when he
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Speaker 1: will judge the nations and establish his kingdom forever. Obadiah's
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Speaker 1: message is not just history. It's a warning to every empire,
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Speaker 1: every leader, and every individual one nations will be held accountable.
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Speaker 1: God does not ignore oppression, betrayal, or arrogance. Every nation
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Speaker 1: that builds itself on injustice will answer for its actions. Two.
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Speaker 1: What we do to others will be done to us.
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Speaker 1: As you have done, so it will be done to you.
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Speaker 1: This applies to nations, leaders and individuals. If we show mercy, justice,
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Speaker 1: and righteousness, we will receive mercy. If we betray, oppress,
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Speaker 1: and harm others, we will reap the consequences. Three. The
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Speaker 1: final day of the Lord is coming. Obadiah's prophecy foreshadows
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Speaker 1: the ultimate judgment when Christ returns. No one will escape
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Speaker 1: his justice, no kingdom will stand against him. Obadiah's prophecy
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Speaker 1: is terrifying for those who stand against God. But for
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Speaker 1: those who trust in him. It is a reminder that
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Speaker 1: justice will come. If you have suffered at the hands
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Speaker 1: of the powerful, if you have been betrayed by those
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Speaker 1: who should have stood with you, if you have seen
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Speaker 1: injustice and wondered if God sees it too, take heart.
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Speaker 1: God sees everything, and the day of the Lord is coming.
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Speaker 1: The next section reveals what happens after judgment, the final
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Speaker 1: restoration that God has promised, because no matter how dark
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Speaker 1: the prophecy seems, God never leaves his people without hope.
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Speaker 1: The world had watched as nations rose and fell, Empires
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Speaker 1: that once seemed invincible crumbled into dust. The mighty fell,
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Speaker 1: the arrogant were brought low, and the ones who had
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Speaker 1: oppressed the weak found themselves crushed beneath the weight of
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Speaker 1: their own sins. But what about God's people? What about Israel?
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Speaker 1: The nation that had suffered betrayal, captivity, and destruction. Had
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Speaker 1: God abandoned them forever? The final verses of Obadiah hold
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Speaker 1: the answer, a promise of restoration, redemption, and the rise
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Speaker 1: of God's kingdom, because judgment is never the end of
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Speaker 1: the story. For Edom, there would be no return, but
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Speaker 1: for Israel, a future of victory. People from the Nagev
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Speaker 1: will occupy the mountains of Esau Obadiah one nineteen Edom,
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Speaker 1: the nation that once mocked and plundered its brother, would
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Speaker 1: be wiped away. The very land they had stolen, the
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Speaker 1: high mountains they thought would keep them safe, God would
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Speaker 1: give them to others. Israel, who had once been crushed
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Speaker 1: under the feet of its enemies, would return and rebuild.
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Speaker 1: The land of Edom would be taken over, its cities
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Speaker 1: occupied by new people, and its power erased from history.
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Speaker 1: This was more than just a reversal of fortune. This
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Speaker 1: was divine justice, and it was only the beginning. Deliverers
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Speaker 1: will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains
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Speaker 1: of Esau Obadiah. One twenty one years Israel had been
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Speaker 1: ruled by its enemies. They had been captives in Babylon,
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Speaker 1: slaves in Egypt, and vassals under Persia, Greece and Rome.
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Speaker 1: But God made a radical declaration. A time was coming
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Speaker 1: when his people would no longer be ruled by others. Instead,
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Speaker 1: they would reign. The survivors of Israel would not just return,
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Speaker 1: they would govern. Those who had been crushed would be
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Speaker 1: lifted up, those who had been exiled would be brought home.
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Speaker 1: Mount Zion, the symbol of God's presence and power would
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Speaker 1: once again be the center of his kingdom, and the
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Speaker 1: enemies who once mock them gone. This is the great reversal,
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Speaker 1: when the last become first, the weak becomes strong, and
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Speaker 1: the faithful inherit what was once lost. Obadiah's prophecy is
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Speaker 1: not just ancient history. It is a message of hope
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Speaker 1: that no matter how dark things seem, God God's justice
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Speaker 1: will prevail. It is a promise that evil will not win.
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Speaker 1: It is a declaration that the Kingdom of God is
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Speaker 1: coming first. God's justice is unstoppable. No nation, leader, or
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Speaker 1: individual can escape God's judgment. Those who build their power
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Speaker 1: on corruption, oppression, and arrogance will fall. Just like Babylon fell,
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Speaker 1: just like Rome fell, just like Edom disappeared. Every kingdom
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Speaker 1: built on sin will collapse. Two, the faithful will be restored.
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Speaker 1: For those who trust in God, the promise of restoration
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Speaker 1: is certain. Even if you've faced suffering, even if you've
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Speaker 1: been betrayed, even if you've been crushed under the weight
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Speaker 1: of injustice. God is not finished with you. The same
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Speaker 1: God who restored Israel can restore your life. Life. The
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Speaker 1: same God who raised up his people can raise you
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Speaker 1: up from whatever has broken you. Three. The Kingdom of
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Speaker 1: God is coming. Obadiah's final words point beyond Israel's physical restoration.
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Speaker 1: They point to a greater fulfillment, the coming of God's
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Speaker 1: eternal kingdom. In the New Testament, Jesus declared, the Kingdom
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Speaker 1: of God has come near. Repent and believe the good
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Speaker 1: news Mark one fifteen. He wasn't just talking about a
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Speaker 1: future nation. He was talking about a new reality where
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Speaker 1: God reigns forever, and this is the ultimate hope. The
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Speaker 1: Bible ends with a vision in Revelation that mirrors Obadiah's prophecy.
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Speaker 1: When God's people inherit the earth, when evil is finally destroyed,
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Speaker 1: and when Jesus reigns as king forever, the kingdom will
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Speaker 1: be the lords Obadiah one twenty one. Obadiah's prophecy forces
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Speaker 1: us to ask one crucial question. Are we standing with
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Speaker 1: God's kingdom or are we standing with the nations that
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Speaker 1: will fall? Are we living for ourselves building empires that
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Speaker 1: will fade? Are we ignoring injustice like Edom did when
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Speaker 1: Jerusalem burned? Or are we aligning ourselves with God seeking righteousness?
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Speaker 1: And trusting in his promises. Because the Bible is clear,
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Speaker 1: the day of the Lord is coming. Judgment is real,
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Speaker 1: but so is restoration. And for those who stand with God,
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Speaker 1: his kingdom is forever. And so the book of Obadiah
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Speaker 1: comes to a close, not with the survival of a
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Speaker 1: mighty empire, not with the triumph of arrogance, but with
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Speaker 1: a warning etched into history. Edom, confident in its mountain fortresses,
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Speaker 1: its wealth, and its alliances, was wiped away. But Israel,
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Speaker 1: the nation that had suffered, fallen and been betrayed. God
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Speaker 1: promised to raise them up again. This is the lesson
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Speaker 1: of Obadiah. Pride leads to destruction, betrayal brings judgment, but
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Speaker 1: humility and faithfulness lead to salvation. This message is not
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Speaker 1: just about ancient history. It's about to day. Nations still
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Speaker 1: rise and fall, Empires still build their wealth on the
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Speaker 1: backs of the week. The powerful still believe they are untouchable.
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Speaker 1: But God is still watching, and just like Edom, the
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Speaker 1: proud will fall. But for those who trust in God's justice,
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Speaker 1: his mercy, and his kingdom, there is hope. Obadiah's final
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Speaker 1: words point us to a future beyond judgment, a time
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Speaker 1: when God's kingdom will reign forever, and the only question
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Speaker 1: left is which side will we stand on. If this
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