WHO WROTE:  Obadiah.

 

WHAT TIME PERIOD IS COVERED:  Jerome makes Obadiah a contemporary with Hosea, Joel, and Amos, meaning the time period covered would be between B.C. 836 - B.C. 733.

 

WHEN WRITTEN:  Sometime after B.C. 836.

 

 

INTRODUCTION:  The name Obadiah means, “Worshipper of Jehovah,” or “Servant of the Lord.”

 

Who quoted whom:

 

Compare Obadiah 1:1-4 with Jeremiah 49:14-16;

Obadiah 1:5, 6 with Jeremiah 49:9 & 10;

Obadiah 1:8 with Jeremiah 49:7;

Obadiah 1:9 with Jeremiah 49:22.

 

Also, Joel 2:32 (Hebrews 3:5) may be a direct allusion to Obadiah 1:17.