Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
Obadiah's declaration belongs to a prophecy that sets Esau over against Jacob. In that contrast Jacob stands for believers and Esau stands for unbelievers. The prophecy reaches to the final conflict, when believers will pass through distress while unbelievers stand in opposition to them. The judgment pronounced upon Esau points to the eventual destruction of unbelievers.
Obadiah's declaration belongs to a prophecy that sets Esau over against Jacob. In that contrast Jacob stands for believers and Esau stands for unbelievers. The prophecy reaches to the final conflict, when believers will pass through distress while unbelievers stand in opposition to them. The judgment pronounced upon Esau points to the eventual destruction of unbelievers.