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Edom has failed to act as a brother to Israel in Israel\u2019s time of distress, and this will be revisited upon the nation. It is interesting that Edom\u2019s role draws so much focus; it is not one of the mega-powers of the era, such as Assyria and Babylonia, who are denounced for their overwhelming misuse of power. Rather, it is a small neighboring state who has betrayed us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the charming elements of this most minor of prophetic books is Obadiah\u2019s puns. Two of the major cities of Edom turn up as puns: in verse 3, \u2018you who dwell in clefts of the rock,\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sela<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, is a reference to the city Sela; in verse 3, \u2018if vintagers came to you,\u2019\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">botzrim,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a reference to the Edomite city Botzrah.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside these puns, we see a play on Edom as a mountainous land with their arrogant, lofty views. Obadiah 1:3-4 reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your arrogant heart has seduced you,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You who dwell in clefts of the rock.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In your lofty abode, you think in your heart,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWho can pull me down to earth?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should you nest as high as the eagle,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should your eyrie be lodged among the stars,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even from there I will pull you down,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declares the Eternal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edom is both physically elevated and emotionally elevated. According to the careful and awe-inspiring poetry of Obadiah, their height only gives them further to fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the oracles against the more powerful nations can be extrapolated easily into eternal messages about power, greed, and control. Obadiah might, at first glance, seem a trickier text from which to learn. However, Obadiah\u2019s relationship with puns on place names might indicate another layer to this lesson: \u2018Edom\u2019 (from the color red, referring to Esau\u2019s ruddy coloring) is the same root as \u2018Adam\u2019, a word used to refer to all humanity. Perhaps in this condemnation of Edom we can also read a warning to humanity in general. 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