1:3 The Lord Brings Down the Proud Those who think they will get away with inflicting suffering on God’s people will be brought down. They have no place to hide. God’s faithful ones who are suffering now can rest in the protection that the Almighty brings.
1:17-18 Deliverance Is Assured Jerusalem was the seat of God’s throne, the place he chose to display his power to the entire universe. Deliverance will come from Mount Zion, and God’s people can rejoice in that future hope despite the suffering and disability they experience in the here and now.
1:21 You Are Royalty The book of Obadiah may seem obscure and distant on the surface. But it is worth an in-depth study—especially by those who are afflicted—because of the reward communicated in the final verse. God’s people will overtake the land of their oppressors and rule them in the future Kingdom of God. Patient endurance now will reap great reward in the end.