This week we are jumping into the shortest of all the Minor Prophets: Obadiah. Obadiah has some very, very strong things to say about the kingdom of Edom, even though, as we'll see, Edom has not done anything particularly egregious when compared with the other nations. And yet, Obadiah, along with a couple other prophets and psalmists, have a special place in their heart for lobbing angry epithets at Edom.

Why is that?

Today we find out what was going on behind the scenes to cause such an attitude toward Edom, and why Obadiah is actually supposed to be a book of great encouragement to those who might feel as though God has abandoned them.