Help Me Teach The Bible: Jonathan Gibson on Teaching Obadiah

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It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament—only 21 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 Obadiah 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; Obadiah applies events from the 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’ve blessed him and curse those who’ve dishonored him.

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Jonny Gibson

Jonathan Gibson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary.

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