Series: Kids Online Explorers 2025
The Book of Obadiah
February 16, 2025
Passage: Obadiah
God was angry at the people in Edom. The people had done
many bad things to hurt God’s people, the Israelites. The Edomites
thought they were better than God’s people.
The Edomites had mistreated the Israelites for many years
and destroyed Jerusalem. The Edomites were enemies of God’s
people. Long ago, when Moses and the Israelites were traveling to
the land of Canaan, the Edomites did not help them. They said the
Israelites could not even travel through Edom. This angered God.
Over and over, the Edomites did things to hurt the Israelites. The
Edomites even made fun of the Israelites and laughed because
they had hurt God’s people and taken everything from them.
God was tired of the way the Edomites disobeyed Him and
hurt His people. God called on a man named Obadiah to take
a message of warning to the Edomites. God showed Obadiah
visions—mind pictures—of what God would do to punish the people
in Edom. In the dream, God talked about Edom. God said the
Edomites trusted men rather than God. God would not let the
people continue like this.
Obadiah warned the Edomites of God’s anger. God said He knew
about every mean thing the Edomites had done to the Israelites
and God would punish the people. God said, “The things you have
done to My people, I will do to you. It will be what you deserve.”
Obadiah told the Edomites that God said He would rescue His
people and bless them. The Israelites would become strong and
live in the land God gave them.
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