Fallen Into Knowledge

Two thoughts after having read Obadiah:
1. Obadiah is directed at Edom, and the grievance that God had with Edom is that Edom gloated over the misfortune of his brother (Israel). (Matthew 5 comes to mind…)
2. Within the corpus of the Twelve, and also the Canon, the above grievance becomes a moral inditement on all those who take pleasure in the misfortune of others.

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