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Jonathan Gibson on Teaching Obadiah
Help Me Teach The Bible
English - September 03, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49 MB - ★★★★★ - 715 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality tgc bible bible study the gospel coalition gospel coalition nancy guthrie sermon prep Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament—only twenty-one verses—and I don’t think I’ve heard it preached or taught. According to my guest, Jonathan Gibson, associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, the message of this short book is “the realization of the Lord’s sovereignty and the role reversal of Edom and Judah on the day of the Lord.”
Essential to understanding and teaching the book is its connection to the narrative of Jacob and Esau as Obadiah applies events in the individual biographies of Esau and Jacob to Edom and Judah. Rather than teaching Obadiah as a warning against human pride, Gibson suggests that the book should be presented as as the outworking of God’s covenant promise to Abraham to bless those who blessed him and curse those who dishonored him.
Books by Jonathan Gibson
From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective (Editor with David Gibson)Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for the PresentThe Moon is Always RoundRecommended Resources on Obadiah
NIV Proclamation BibleESV Expository Commentary, Volume VII with commentary on Obadiah by Max RoglandThe Minor Prophets, Volume Two edited by Thomas Edward McComisky, with commentary on Obadiah by Jeffrey J. NiehausObadiah message by David CookObadiah message by Christopher WrightObadiah lecture (RTS) by Richard Belcher