Sat Apr 11

Listen up, little ones

Listen for the words flame and fire and burn.

Reading

Obadiah 1:18—They Shall Burn

Optional Reading

Psalm 83:1-18

Keys for kids

• Edom rejoiced in the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon.
• God said he would judge Edom.
• We should also turn from our sins.

Questions

1. Why did God judge Edom?
2. Who will face God’s ultimate judgment?
3. How can anyone be rescued from God’s judgment?

Notes

(See below for all authors. Today’s notes are from a commentary on Obadiah by Paul House)

_Given what is ahead, God’s warning of Edom is especially kind. The day of the Lord, a time of judgment, is on the horizon. In this case it is a day of reckoning for all the nations, not just for Judah or for Edom. … _

_As we learned from Joel and Amos, the day of the Lord is a time in history or at the end of history when God restores justice (see Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31; 3:14; Amos 5:18–20). The phrase “all the nations” (Obadiah 15) here refers at least to all the nations involved in attacking or defending Judah in Obadiah’s time. As we know from other Bible passages, God will judge all people at the end of time (see Revelation 20). … _

Verse 18 promises worse things for Edom if they attack. They will find either Judah and Israel (“the house of Jacob”) or Israel alone (“the house of Joseph”) to be a fire that consumes. Jerusalem will not be a place where invading Edomites will survive, at least not now. In 587 B.C. Edom helped Babylon conquer Jerusalem (see Lamentations 4:22).

Swedish Method questions

Praise

Psalm 93a, 2a

Prayer

1. Give thanks that God will judge justly.
2. Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
3. Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.