Obadiah

12–13

The Edomites were happy when the Israelites were conquered and taken away.
They stole from the Israelites and also handed them over to their enemies.

Have you ever been happy when someone you don’t like gets into trouble?
Is it right to feel like this? Read verse 12.
What does the Lord tell the Edomites?
What does he want us to do when other people suffer?

Hearty knows that a caring heart pleases the Lord.

Ask the Lord to give you a caring heart for people in need, even if you don’t like them.

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15

The day of the Lord is a time when the Lord will judge the nations. The Lord will punish those people who don’t serve him. In verse 15 the Lord tells the Edomites they have been judged. The day of their punishment is near. And the Lord will use nations they had treated badly to punish them.

Inny knows this is hard to understand. But the Lord is God. He is just in all that he does.
He expects people to respect and obey him. They must live according to his commands.
When they turn away from him and do terrible things, they will be punished.

Inny wants you to think about this. It’s important for you to trust in the Lord and serve him.
And that is exactly what the Lord wanted the nations to do.

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20–21

The people of Judah were going to be taken from their land as prisoners.
But Obadiah ends with a promise. The Lord would bring them back to their land.
One day they would live in their old homes again. The Lord would give them even more land.
And they would rule over the Edomites. The Edomites wouldn’t be a threat any more.