‘The Eagle will be brought down’ The book of Obadiah

‘The Eagle will be brought down’  The big picture  The big picture - Genesis  We’re living in a world that was meant to be good but it’s been broken.  But tells us that in midst of the mess we’ve made of it God has a plan.  Abraham  Abrams family would have their own land  Through his family the whole world would be blessed  Disobedience of God  Disobedience of God would result in expulsion from the land  Edom  Edom - descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother

‘The Eagle will be brought down’  The big picture  The big picture - Genesis  Disobedience of God  Disobedience of God would result in expulsion from the land  Edom  Edom - descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother God’s word to the Edomite's  Obadiah is God’s word to the Edomite's – who have gloated in Israelites ‘misfortune’  Edom wrote God’s people off  Edom wrote God’s people off too quickly  Edom would be brought down  Edom would be brought down – by the God they wrote off!  God’s kingdom will prevail.