Prophet - One who speaks divinely inspired revelationsThis is how the word prophet is defined in Webster's dictionary, but a prophet is much more. A prophet is someone who is chosen by God to convey his message to the people; intermediary between God and his people. A prophet is someone whom God chooses as an embodiment of himself. Someone that people will listen to. Someone with a presence. Now, not all prophets lived perfect lives, but they all had a connection with the Lord that could not be equaled. The Prophets were holy people but were in no way like God. They were humble people who willingly served their God. This summary of a prophet is what most people believe Prophet Obadiah was. Obadiah, the shortest single-chapter book in the Old Testament, is the declaration of doom against an ancient and long-forgotten nation, the land of Edom. It was written in 587 BC, after the destruction of Jerusalem. But there's more to this book than that. The Scriptures have that ability to appear as one thing on the surface, but on a deeper level, revealing rich and powerful treasures. This is certainly true of the short but significant book of Obadiah. We know very little about Obadiah, except that he was one of the minor prophets. There is a reference to the prophet Obadiah of the days of Elijah and Elisha and some think that perhaps he is the same man. The name Obadiah, however, was very common among the Jews, and it is very likely that it is not the same prophet, since in this book Obadiah mentions the day in which Jerusalem was destroyed, captured by alien armies, and this occurs long after the time of Elijah and Elisha. So most Bible commentators believe that the author of this book was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah, the last of the prophets before Israel went into captivity. The name Obadiah means "the servant of Jehovah"; Performs the position of a servant. He comes and does his job and fades into the background; he delivers his message and leaves. That's all we know about the man behind this book. The book of Obadiah tells the story of two nations, the nation of Israel and the nation of Edom, the country south of Israel that is now usually called the Negeb..