OBADIAH
Edom’s Pride · Brother Betrayal · Day of the LORD
Expanded Museum Poster · Timeline Theme Table
1 · Core Story & Meaning
Obadiah condemns Edom for gloating over Judah’s fall and promises that pride will be brought low; the kingdom belongs to the LORD.
Core Sentence · Obadiah in One Line
Pride and brother-betrayal are judged; the kingdom belongs to the LORD.
Obadiah
├─ pride confronted
├─ betrayal condemned
└─ reversal declared (Day of the LORD)
Emotionally: outrage → verdict → ownership statement.
Four Major Movements
How the book actually flows:
1. PRIDE (1–9): false security exposed
2. BETRAYAL (10–14): gloating condemned
3. REVERSAL (15–18): Day of the LORD
4. KINGDOM (19–21): the LORD reigns
This is the “museum walk path” you can follow as a clean narrative rail.
2 · Key Scenes & Emotional Gestures
Four scenes that carry the book’s emotional and spiritual load-bearing moments.
Scene · Pride of the Heights (Ob 1–4)
Security as idolatry.
Edom
└─ “Who can bring me down?”
God
└─ “I will.”
Pride’s cliff edge.
Scene · Brother Betrayal (Ob 10–14)
Gloating becomes guilt.
Judah falls
└─ Edom watches and profits
Cruel opportunism named.
Scene · Day of the LORD Reversal (Ob 15)
As you did, it returns.
Reversal
└─ justice boomerang
Moral symmetry.
Scene · Kingdom Declared (Ob 21)
Final ownership statement.
Kingship
└─ God’s
A clean ending line.
3 · Timeline of Themes by Story Order
Rows follow story order (top = early, bottom = late). Columns track our six museum themes.
| Story Order |
Section Block |
Creation |
Fall |
Covenant |
Promise |
Faithfulness |
Exile |
| 1 · Ob 1–4 |
Pride Confronted |
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arrogance |
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God opposes pride |
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| 2 · Ob 5–9 |
Edom’s Fall |
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security collapses |
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| 3 · Ob 10–14 |
Betrayal Condemned |
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brother violence |
covenant ethics violated |
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| 4 · Ob 15–16 |
Day of the LORD |
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reversal justice |
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| 5 · Ob 17–20 |
Zion Preserved |
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restoration |
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| 6 · Ob 21 |
Kingdom Belongs to the LORD |
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God reigns |
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Obadiah is the museum’s ‘pride & betrayal’ mini-tile: gloating over ruins is condemned.