Daily Devotions
Obadiah
"I will bring you down"
Text: Obadiah 4
THE BOASTFUL HEART OF EDOM
Edom’s boast of invincibility could not go unchallenged. Other nations may fear Edom’s might. But the Lord had this to say to Edom.
“‘Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,'” says the LORD.
Obadiah 4
1. “Though you ascend as high as the eagle”
a) The imagery of the eagle:
i) It was admired as “the king of the birds”.
ii) It was powerful.
iii) It could ascend to great heights.
b) This was how Edom saw itself.
i) It was powerful.
ii) It could ascend to great heights.
iii) It did remain a powerful kingdom.
2. “And though you set your nest among the stars”
a) The nest of eagles is always in the higher regions.
b) The nest can be so high that it was like a proverb.
c) “Nest among the stars”
d) Edom felt that no one could assail them because they lived high above ground.
3. “From there I will bring you down”
a) Edom had forgotten who the Lord was.
b) It had forgotten its spiritual roots.
c) The Lord was the God of their father Abraham, their father Isaac.
d) God can and will bring Edom down.
JEREMIAH’S PROPHECY
Jeremiah was another prophet who spoke against Edom (Jeremiah 49:7-22). His word was the same as the one Obadiah had pronounced.