Obadiah Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Against which nation is the vision of Obadiah primarily directed?
- A. Moab
- B. Edom ✓
- C. Ammon
- D. Philistia
Answer: Edom
The Lord saith, 'Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom.'
Q2.According to the text, what has deceived the heart of this nation?
- A. Their many idols
- B. Their great wealth
- C. The pride of thine heart ✓
- D. Their false prophets
Answer: The pride of thine heart
The scripture says, 'The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee.'
Q3.Where did the people of Edom dwell, leading them to feel secure?
- A. In the clefts of the rock ✓
- B. In the depths of the sea
- C. In the fertile valleys
- D. In the islands of the north
Answer: In the clefts of the rock
They dwelt in the 'clefts of the rock' and had a high habitation.
Q4.The Lord warns that even if they exalt themselves as which creature, He will bring them down?
- A. A lion
- B. A dragon
- C. An eagle ✓
- D. A leviathan
Answer: An eagle
The Lord says, 'Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle.'
Q5.What would 'grapegatherers' leave behind that the destroyers of Edom would not?
- A. The vines
- B. Some gleaning grapes ✓
- C. The winepress
- D. The sour fruit
Answer: Some gleaning grapes
Grapegatherers would leave 'some gleaning grapes,' but Edom's enemies would steal until they had enough.
Q6.Whose hidden things are sought out and searched?
- A. Jacob
- B. Esau ✓
- C. Isaac
- D. Abraham
Answer: Esau
The text asks, 'How are the things of Esau searched out!'
Q7.Edom was condemned for their violence against which of their brothers?
- A. Ishmael
- B. Joseph
- C. Jacob ✓
- D. Levi
Answer: Jacob
Judgment came 'For thy violence against thy brother Jacob.'
Q8.What should Edom NOT have done on the day that their brother became a stranger?
- A. Offered them bread
- B. Looked on their affliction ✓
- C. Prayed for their souls
- D. Fled to the mountains
Answer: Looked on their affliction
The Lord commanded, 'But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother.'
Q9.According to verse 15, what is 'near upon all the heathen'?
- A. The day of the Lord ✓
- B. The flood of waters
- C. The year of jubilee
- D. The sword of Gideon
Answer: The day of the Lord
The scripture states, 'For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen.'
Q10.Upon which mountain does Obadiah say there shall be deliverance and holiness?
- A. Mount Sinai
- B. Mount Carmel
- C. Mount Zion ✓
- D. Mount Nebo
Answer: Mount Zion
The promise is that 'upon mount Zion shall be deliverance.'