Obadiah
Obadiah was a Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from Saul.
Obadiah is the author of the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible, a single chapter of twenty-one verses pronouncing judgment on the nation of Edom. Nothing is known of his personal life beyond his name, which means 'servant of the LORD.' The oracle condemns Edom for its pride, its failure to aid Judah during an unspecified military disaster (probably the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC), and its active participation in looting and handing over fugitives (Obadiah 11–14). The book promises that 'the Day of the LORD' will bring judgment on all nations but salvation for Jacob, with the kingdom ultimately belonging to the LORD (Obadiah 21). Obadiah's fierce condemnation of Edom resonates with similar oracles in Jeremiah 49, Ezekiel 35, and Psalm 137.