Obadiah Review

Since Obadiah is a short book, the summation will not take long.  First, we can say that those who claim to be God's people by right of birth, but do not put faith in Him, will ultimately be judged by God.  Prosperity in this world is not the equal to being blessed by God.  Many who claim to serve God, but only do so for material success, will one day be judged by God.  They may feel superior to God's people, as did Edom, but their feeling of superiority will end when Christ returns, if not before.  Next, we learn that relying on our relationship with other nations will never give us ultimate success against God.  We may feel that we are on top of the world, but if our success is built on anything other than our relationship with God, it will one day be destroyed.  That might not even happen in this lifetime, but it is a certainty.  Whether we want to believe it or not, the soul lives on, and there are only two places where the soul can live: with God or separated from Him.  Then, we have a strong warning against government leaders who abuse God's people.  This is especially true for those who claim to be His people.  We should never stand against those who are followers of Christ.  Even if they have fallen into sin, we must condemn the sin, but we must do so to restore the brother or sister in Christ.  We must never be like Edom, or the descendants of Esau, and sell our birthright as followers of Christ for anything in this world.  No matter how rich or powerful we may become, if we do not accept salvation through Christ, we have rejected our spiritual birthright.