Terry Kwahyun Eum

Obadia Terry Kwahyun Eum

When was the last time you heard a sermon from the Book of Obadiah? Or when was the last time you studied the Book of Obadiah in your Sunday schools? Among Christian audiences, Obadiah is virtually ignored. No verse from Obadiah occurs in the Revised Common Lectionary, in the Episcopal Lectionary (in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer), or in the Roman Catholic Lectionary cycle, either presently or prior to Vatican II. Thomas Aquinas does not quote or cite Obadiah in the entirety of the Summa. The book seems to have played no part in the theological traditions of the church either in the Reformation or the Counter-Reformation. This tiny book may seem to place the judgment only on Edom on the surface. However, the final section reveals "the Day of the LORD" and God's final victory in a broader eschatological perspective. May this commentary enlighten you with what God through the Book of Obadiah, "Obadia" is trying to tell you. Terry K. Eum is the author of "Kata Markon"(the Gospel of Mark), "The Original Ending of the Gospel of Mark 16:1-8," "Pros Philemona"(the letter to Philemon), "Iouda" (The letter of Jude), "Yonah" (the book of Jonah), "Apokalypsis" (the book of Revelation) and "Iakwbou" (the book of James).