1 Kings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house,.... Perhaps his steward: the Jews (m) take him to be Obadiah the prophet, who wrote the small prophecy that goes by his name:

(now…

Obadiah’s name, “servant of Yahweh,” indicates his religious character. It corresponds to the modern Arabic name Abdallah. Ahab could scarcely have been ignorant of Obadiah’s faithfulness to Yahweh;…

Obadiah feared the Lord greatly - He was a sincere and zealous worshipper of the true God, and his conduct towards the persecuted prophets was the full proof both of his piety and humanity.

In these verses we find,

I. The sad state of Israel at this time, upon two accounts: -

1. Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord (Kg1 18:4), slew them, Kg1 18:13. Being an idolater, she was a…

Obadiah The Hebrew word Obadjahu, signifies -servant of Jehovah," and is a frequent name in the Old Testament, the most conspicuous person so called being the prophet who was contemporary with…