Arrogance

Fearing the Lord is not living in terror and dread of him. That’s what Martin Luther called servile fear—a prisoner waiting to be tortured or executed. Rather, fearing God is a filial fear (filial in Latin means family). This fear is love, awe, and respect for the One who provides us with security and fills us with significance.

Obadiah teaches us that even when it seems our enemy is winning, God always delivers.

Ask God to check your pride and protect you from sexual sin.

David knows that God will always do what is right.

Pride goes before a fall! Edom’s arrogance and cruelty against God’s people led to their doom. Obadiah teaches us that even when it seems our enemy is winning, in the end, God will always deliver His people.

In this section of Proverbs, He slams the hammer down with a series of admonitions. I see four important warnings in today’s passage.