Obadiah himself had proved to be one greatly fearing Jehovah.—1 Ki. 18:3.
God-fearing Obadiah lived in the days of the prophet Elijah and of King Ahab, who ruled over the northern kingdom of Israel. Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, a ruthless enemy of Jehovah, tried to eradicate true worship from the land. She murdered some of Jehovah’s prophets and even tried to kill Elijah. Immediately after Jezebel murdered Jehovah’s prophets, “Obadiah proceeded to take a hundred prophets and keep them hid by fifties in a cave, and he supplied them bread and water.” (1 Ki. 18:4) As you can imagine, secretly feeding a hundred men was a very dangerous undertaking. Still, godly fear gave him the courage to rise above any fear of man he might have had. Obadiah is a fine example for all of us, especially for those who worship Jehovah at the risk of their freedom or even their life.—Matt. 24:9.
