Obadiah Multiple Choice Questions
B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; A=Advanced
By Ted Hildebrandt
biblicalelearning.org (BeL)
Obadiah 1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. The book of Obadiah is introduced as a _________ (Obad 1)
A. Dream
B. Vision
C. Revelation
D. Message from the Lord
B:B:Ob:1
2. What group is the book of Obadiah about (Obad 1)?
A. Ammonites
B. Moabites
C. Edomites
D. Jebusites
C:B:Ob:1
3. Who said “Rise, and let us go against her for battle” (Obad 1)?
A. An envoy sent to the nations
B. The Lord to his heavenly hosts
C. The prophet Obadiah
D. The captains of Israel’s army
A:I:Ob:1
4. What did the envoy sent to the nations say (Obad 1)?
A. Gather yourselves together against Edom
B. Rise, and let us go against her for battle
C. Go into the hill country of and hunt them down
D. Uproot the remnant of Edom
B:B:Ob:1
5. What will Edom’s role be among the nations (Obad 2)?
A. Great
B. Powerful
C. Rejected
D. Despised
D:I:Ob:1
6. What does the Lord say had deceived Edom (Obad 3)?
A. The wickedness of their thoughts
B. Their false gods
C. The pride of their heart
D. The hatred of the people of God
C:B:Ob:1
7. Where does Edom live (Obad 3)?
A. In the clefts of the rocks
B. In the Valley of the Kings
C. On the slopes of the mountains
D. In the desert of Zin
A:I:Ob:1
8. What do the Edomites say to themselves (Obad 3)?
A. Who is the Lord?
B. Who can bring me down to the ground?
C. Who can subdue the heights of Edom?
D. Who can withstand the hosts of Edom?
B:B:Ob:1
9. How does God describe Edom picturing themselves (Obad 4)?
A. Roaring like a lion
B. As a deer on the rocky crags
C. Soaring like an eagle
D. As strong as an ox
C:B:Ob:1
10. From where does God say he will bring Edom down (Obad 4)?
A. From tops of the trees
B. From the mountain heights
C. From their rocky crags
D. From their nest among the stars
D:B:Ob:1
11. Who does God suggest would come against Edom at night (Obad 5)?
A. Thieves
B. Assyrians
C. Babylonians
D. Desert hordes
A:B:Ob:1
12. What would grape pickers who came to Edom normally do (Obad 5)?
A. Trample out the grapes
B. Leave a few grapes
C. Prune the vines
D. Drink some of the new wine
B:B:Ob:1
13. Who is Edom the descendant of (Obad 6)?
A. Ishmael
B. Lot
C. Esau
D. Abimelech
C:B:Ob:1
14. What of Edom does God say will be pillaged (Obad 6)?
A. Their gold and silver
B. Their tents
C. Their storehouses
D. Their hidden treasures
D:I:Ob:1
15. Where will Edom’s allies force them to (Obad 7)?
A. The border
B. The edge of the desert
C. Into exile
D. Into their rocky caves
A:I:Ob:1
16. Who will deceive and overpower Edom (Obad 7)?
A. The children of Moab
B. The descendants of Ammon
C. Their friends
D. Their enemies
C:B:Ob:1
17. Who will set a trap for Edom (Obad 7)?
A. Their enemies
B. Members of their own family
C. Those whom they protected
D. Those who ate their bread
D:B:Ob:1
18. Who does the Lord say he will destroy from Edom in that day (Obad 8)?
A. The wise men of Edom
B. The warriors of Edom
C. The merchants of Edom
D. The kings and officials of Edom
A:B:Ob:1
19. From where will the men of understanding of Edom be destroyed (Obad 8)?
A. The cities of Esau
B. The mountains of Esau
C. The valleys of Petra
D. The palaces of Edom
B:B:Ob:1
20. Whose warriors will be terrified (Obad 9)?
A. Bozrah’s
B. Petra’s
C. Teman’s
D. Heshbon’s
C:A:Ob:1
21. Who will be terrified (Obad 9)?
A. The children of Bozrah
B. The shepherds of Edom
C. The widows of Petra
D. The warriors of Teman
D:I:Ob:1
22. Why will Edom be covered with shame (Obad 10)?
A. Because of their violence against Jacob
B. Because they worshipped the gods of Ammon
C. Because they oppressed the poor
D. Because they defiled the God of Israel
A:B:Ob:1
23. What will be the result of Edom’s having committed violence against their brother Jacob (Obad 10)?
A. They will be sent into exile
B. They will be covered with shame
C. The sword will pursuit them
D. The walls of their cities will be knocked down
B:I:Ob:1
24. What did Edom do when the wealth of Jacob was carried off (Obad 11)?
A. They plundered the cities of Israel
B. They helped the enemies
C. They stood aloof
D. They laughed
C:I:Ob:1
25. What did foreigners do to Jerusalem as Edom was like one of them (Obad 11)?
A. Plundered Jerusalem
B. Burned its temple
C. Tore down its walls
D. Cast lots for it
D:B:Ob:1
26. On the day of Jacob’s misfortune what did Edom do (Obad 12)?
A. Gloated
B. Aided their enemies
C. Sold them into slavery
D. Laughed
A:I:Ob:1
27. When did Edom rejoice (Obad 12)?
A. When Jerusalem was burned
B. On the day of Judah’s destruction
C. On the day Jerusalem was sent into exile
D. When Jerusalem’s gates were broken
B:I:Ob:1
28. When did Edom boast (Obad 12)?
A. In the day the temple was plundered
B. While Jerusalem was burned
C. In the day of Jacob’s trouble
D. On the day Jacob was exiled
C:B:Ob:1
29. Where should Edom not have marched (Obad 13)?
A. Through the fields of Judah
B. Over the altars of Jerusalem
C. Up Mount Zion
D. Through the gates of God’s people
D:B:Ob:1
30. What did Edom do in the day of Israel’s disaster (Obad 13)?
A. Seized their wealth
B. Burned their gates
C. Knocked down their walls
D. Laid siege to Jerusalem
A:I:Ob:1
31. Why did Edom wait at the crossroads (Obad 14)?
A. To set a trap for Judah
B. To cut down Israel’s fugitives
C. To provide wine for Israel’s enemies
D. To control the entrances into Judah
B:B:Ob:1
32. What did Edom do to the survivors in the day of their trouble (Obad 14)?
A. Pursued them with the sword
B. Enslaved them
C. Handed them over
D. Stripped them of wealth
C:B:Ob:1
33. What did Edom do on God’s holy hill (Obad 15)?
A. Offered sacrifices to their gods
B. Plundered
C. Set fire
D. Drank
D:B:Ob:1
34. How much will the nations drink (Obad 15)?
A. As if they had never been
B. Until they stumble
C. As if there was no end
D. Until that day comes
A:I:Ob:1
35. What will be on Mount Zion (Obad 17)?
A. The temple of the Lord
B. Deliverance
C. Righteousness
D. Mercy
B:B:Ob:1
36. What will Jacob possess (Obad 17)?
A. God’s blessings
B. The remnant of Judah
C. His inheritance
D. Justice
C:I:Ob:1
37. Ultimately Zion will be ______ (Obad 17)
A. Righteous
B. Glad
C. Lifted up
D. Holy
D:B:Ob:1
38. If the house of Jacob is a fire what will the house of Esau be (Obad 18)?
A. Grass
B. Kindling
C. Stubble
D. Thorn bushes
C:B:Ob:1
39. What will not be left from the house of Esau (Obad 18)?
A. Any olive groves
B. Any survivors
C. Any vineyards
D. Any walled cities
B:B:Ob:1
40. Who will occupy the mountains of Esau (Obad 19)?
A. The people from the Negev
B. The armies of Judah
C. The warriors of Moab
D. The tents of the Ammonites
A:B:Ob:1
41. What will the people of the foothills possess (Obad 19)?
A. The palaces of Judah
B. The land of the Philistines
C. The tents of Edom
D. The fortresses of Edom
B:I:Ob:1
42. What will the tribe of Benjamin possess (Obad 19)?
A. The hill country of Samaria
B. The plains of Moab
C. Gilead
D. Bashan
C:I:Ob:1
43. Who will possess the land as far as Zarephath (Obad 20)?
A. The warriors of Asher
B. The fortresses of Ephraim
C. The armies of Judah
D. The Israelite exiles
D:I:Ob:1
44. What will the exiles of Jerusalem possess (Obad 20)?
A. The fortresses of Gilead
B. The towns of the Negev
C. The passes of the desert
D. The spring of Jericho
B:I:Ob:1
45. What will go up on Mount Zion (Obad 21)?
A. Deliverers
B. The remnant of Samaria
C. Widows and orphans
D. Priests
A:B:Ob:1
46. What will the deliverers on Mount Zion do (Obad 21)?
A. Restore the throne of David
B. Govern the mountains of Esau
C. Destroy the warriors of Edom
D. Pull down the walls of Teman
B:B:Ob:1
47. What will be the Lord’s (Obad 21)?
A. His people
B. Zion
C. The kingdom
D. Teman in Edom
C:B:Ob:1