Summary of the Bible in 66 Days: 31. Escape: Obadiah 17
Obadiah 1:17 ESV But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. On the face of it, Obadiah was prophesying exclusively to 'the lost sheep of Israel'. Jesus famously said that he himself was only sent to them. Yet he went on to send his Apostles out to the world to make him known. Mount Zion isn't just a literal place in Jerusalem. It's symbolic of God's people. God's people aren't just Jews: they're anyone who trust in the Jewish Messiah Jesus. We are to be holy as God is holy. We can't profess faith in God and be defined by habitual sin. If we belong to Jesus we are holy in him, and increasingly sanctified by his Holy Spirit. Obadiah's prophecy will have seemed too good to be true at the time. God's people were at a low ebb, harried by their enemies. Yet as Jesus said, 'the meek will inherit the earth'. 'Holy God, please make us holy too throug...