This summer I have been splashing around in the minor prophets. Today I came to the short little book of Obadiah. Here are some of the lessons learned:
- The value and authority of the message rests on the foundation that, "the LORD has spoken" (v.18), and not on the fame or prominence of the messenger. How profound and humbling!
- It is the righteous purpose of God, not the evil will of men, that determines history.
- Despite present adverse circumstances, God is at work to promote our best good and simultaneously his glory and justice.
- My pride is especially dangerous because it has the ability to deceive me (v.3), and if persisted in, provokes the opposition and wrath of God.
- No matter how safe the circumstances appear for the rebellious, no one can rise above God. Proverbs 21:30, "No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can availa against the LORD."
- God loves to use irony in serving justice. Turnabout is fair play. We are treated as we treat others (v.7, 15b). Proverbs 21:13, "Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered."
This summer I have been splashing around in the minor prophets. Today I came to the short little book of Obadiah. Here are some of the lessons learned:
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