Obadiah—Cultivate Godly Fear

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Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of PA

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🗓️ 1 February 2026

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0:00.0	Bible character.
0:02.9	Obadiah, cultivate godly fear.
0:07.1	Obadiah was the household steward of Wicked King Ahab, the ruler who allowed the evils of
0:13.3	Bail worship to fill the land.
0:16.1	Yet Obadiah developed a healthy fear of Jehovah from his youth.
0:21.3	1. Kings 18, 1 to 13.
0:24.9	So when Queen Jezebel ordered that all the prophets of Jehovah be killed,
0:29.8	Obadiah knew that he had to act courageously to prevent that evil outcome.
0:35.8	Concealing just one prophet was dangerous. Yet Obadiah hid 100 prophets and supplied them
0:43.3	with food during a severe famine. Imagine how difficult it was to avoid being detected by the hundreds
0:50.9	of false prophets serving the king and the queen.
0:57.7	What can we learn from this God-fearing man?
1:03.6	Although Obadiah was afraid of Ahab, his fear of God was greater.
1:08.1	It gave him the courage to risk his life to protect his brothers.
1:14.7	If true worship is banned where we live, we too can cultivate godly fear. This kind of fear will strengthen us to support our brothers and sisters who are facing trials.
1:23.0	End of article.

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