Isaiah 21: Oracles Against Babylon, Edom, and Arabia

What God revealed to Isaiah was so horrifying it caused the prophet intense physical pain.

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Today is not Tomorrow

Whatever we are going through can feel like it will last for the rest of our lives, without escape. Sometimes, some aspect of that really is true. But so much more often, now is only now, the middle of the story, and what the Lord has in store is unknown.

Minor Prophets: Obadiah, Companion to Psalm 137

The Psalmist speaks from the Judean perspective, first in concert with fellow Judeans, then alone, as the Psalmist, then finally as a prayer from Judeans to God, going through each of the five stages of grief over the loss of Jerusalem, and the betrayal of Edom.

Minor Prophets: Obadiah, A Scholarly Approach

Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom, seems to be a technical phraseโ€”what this vision contains cannot be altered, for it was delivered by God Almighty, and is not up for revision or debate.

Minor Prophets: Obadiah, Edom’s Pride

The final meeting between Edom and Israel happened when the many greats grandson of Esau, King Herod had before him the many greats grandson of Jacob, Jesus Christ.

Minor Prophets: The Book of Obadiah

Some theologians tentatively place Obadiah during the reign of Jehoram, in 848-841 BC, Jewish scholars place Obadiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah as contemporaries of Jeremiah and Ezekiel

Minor Prophets: Amos Condemns the Nations

The way Amos chose to depict himself was as a simple man minding his own business, tending to his farm and family, when God came barreling in with an urgent message