As we bring our study of this book to a close, we come to the final three verses where Obadiah elaborates on his foretelling of Edom’s doom. It would be good to give an explanation to the unfamiliar terminology in this passage.… Read More Obadiah: “The Kingdom Shall Be The Lord’s”
Obadiah means “servant of the Lord” (Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon) or “worshiper of the Lord” (Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon). There are about 13 people in the Bible with this name, and it is impossible to state with certainty which of them, if any, is the Obadiah of the Old Testament book bearing his name. Nothing is known about the author of Obadiah save that he was a prophet of God and that he prophesied about the nation of Edom.… Read More Obadiah: Introductory Thoughts
The first case on record of sibling rivalry between twins in the Bible is the account of Esau and his brother, Jacob.… Read More Hebrews: Do Not Be Like Esau
Recently I was watching a cartoon about Jacob and Esau with my children as part of our Bible Time together. Watching the animated depiction of Jacob manipulating his older brother Esau to give up his birthright for some food stirred a wish within me to revisit the biblical account of this episode within the lives of the sons of Isaac, which is why I’m dedicating this article to it.… Read More “Thus Esau Despised His Birthright”
The first case on record of sibling rivalry between twins in the Bible is the account of Esau and his brother, Jacob.… Read More Hebrews: Do Not Be Like Esau
Pre-Denominational Christianity 