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The Book of Obadiah is a prophecy concerning the divine judgment of Edom and the restoration of Israel. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The majority of scholars date the Book of Obadiah to shortly after the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC. [ 3 ]
Obadiah is supposed to have received the gift of prophecy for having hidden the "hundred prophets" [10] from the persecution of Jezebel. [9] He hid the prophets in two caves, so that if those in one cave should be discovered those in the other might yet escape.
prophecy of Jonah [1] during the time of Babylonian captivity, though dating of the book ranges from the 6th to the late 3rd century BC. c. 796 BC–c. 768 BC [citation needed] King Amaziah of Judah. prophecy of Amos, Hosea. c. 767 BC–c. 754 BC [citation needed] King Uzziah of Judah c. 740 BC–c. 700 BC [citation needed] prophecy of Isaiah ...
According to 1 Kings 18:4, Obadiah hid a hundred prophets of God in two caves, fifty in each, to protect them from Jezebel, Ahab's wife.Later statements of the prophet Elijah, where he describes himself as the only remaining prophet of Yahweh [2] led biblical theologian Otto Thenius to conclude that eventually they were captured and killed, but George Rawlinson and other commentators argue ...
Verses 14-16 announce in poetry the sending of an unnamed messenger among the nations (including Edom). O'Connor argues that "by implication, Jeremiah is the messenger", although Obadiah 1:1 has very similar wording attributed to the prophet Obadiah: Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord,
The following sentence appears in "Contrast with Amos": "Moreover, Frederick A. Tatford in Prophet of Edom’s Doom says that Obadiah’s prophecy is fulfilled today as there is currently no trace of anyone who may be identified as a fleshly Edomite.."
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Biblical prophecy is believed to be literally true by a number of conservative Christians, such as Norman Geisler and Young Earth Creationists. Interpreters uphold this principle by providing details of prophecies that have been fulfilled. [citation needed] Interpreters also dispute the legitimacy of non-biblical prophets and psychics. [129]