Obediah

Obediah is one of the seventeen books of the prophets at the end of the Old Testament. Though only two pages long, this minor prophecy is important. God told Obediah about Edom's destruction in a vision. Edomites were the descendants of Esau, who was forever angry after his brother, Jacob, cheated him twice. The Edomites were eventually destroyed, just like God said. This book shows God's justice and the punishment for sin. My favorite line is the last one: “But the kingdom will be the LORD’s.”

Sections: Anger, Christianity, Educational Essays, For School, History, Nonfiction