00:00Hey Shabbat Shalom brothers and sisters, welcome back. I thank you again for joining me for this episode and I just wanted to do an introduction on the Old Testament book of the prophet Obadiah.
00:13So for all you guys that know about Obadiah, this might be a refresher for you. People that don't know who Obadiah is or want to know a background about him and his book, I'm here to let you know. So anyways, we'll get down to it.
00:32Now, the composition date here, the date of composition and prophecy is difficult to determine. Several dates are offered ranging from the 7th to 10th centuries. Based on the evidence, the most likely date would be the earliest estimate near the time of the prophet Jeremiah and the Babylonian exile.
00:53Okay, talk about the author here. Very little is known about Obadiah. The Bible does not identify the name of his father or place of birth, but his name does mean servant of Yahweh.
01:07And here's a little background for you. This book is the fourth of the 12 minor prophets. Minor not meaning the message is, you know, less worth, but because of the shorter length of the prophecies.
01:21All 12 books share the same name, which mean the 12. Obadiah's prophecy focuses on the judgment of Edom. The roots of Edom hearken back to Esau, which was Jacob's brother, the twin brother of Jacob.
01:40And from the beginning, there was strife between these brothers and this taught, this theme continued throughout their long history.
01:49And if you can find this stuff in Genesis chapter 27, verses 41 to 45, Genesis 32, 1 to 21, Genesis 33 and 36, other verses, Exodus 15, verse 15, Numbers chapter 20, verse 14 to 21, Deuteronomy chapter 2, verses 1 through 6,
