Obadiah was not superhuman; he was afraid of getting caught and killed, just as we would be. Still, godly fear gave him the courage to rise above any fear of man he might have had.
تَقُولُ ٱلْأَمْثَالُ ٢٩ :‏ ٢٥‏ :‏ « اَلْخَوْفُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يَضَعُ شَرَكًا ،‏ وَٱلْمُتَّكِلُ عَلَى يَهْوَهَ يَنَالُ ٱلْحِمَايَةَ » .‏