Obadiah says “saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau” (Obadiah 1:21). The verse connects their rule with the conclusion: “the kingdom shall be the LORD’s” (Obadiah 1:21).
Obadiah closes by turning from Edom’s downfall to Zion’s future. On Mount Zion there will be survivors, the place will again be treated as set apart, and Jacob’s family will regain what was taken. Israel is pictured as fire consuming Esau like dry straw until none remain. This unit concludes the book’s movement from announcing Edom’s coming humiliation (earlier in the oracle) to explaining why Edom is singled out for violence against Judah, and then to the wider horizon of “the day” when outcomes reverse.
Obadiah ends by reversing the earlier picture of Judah’s disaster and Edom’s advantage. The text explicitly says that survivors will be on Mount Zion, Zion will be treated as set apart, and Jacob’s family will regain what is theirs (verse 17).
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with Obadiah 1:21, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
21Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh`s.