The book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, consisting of only 21 verses. Despite its brevity, it delivers a powerful message of judgment against Edom and a prophecy of Israel’s restoration.Who Was Obadiah?Obadiah is one of the minor...
Paul’s letters to the Corinthian church are some of the most direct and corrective writings in the New Testament. The church in Corinth was a mess. It was filled with division, immorality, pride, false teachings, and abuse of spiritual gifts. Paul wrote 1...
Nehemiah was a Jewish cupbearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia, serving as a high-ranking official in the royal court. Though he lived in a foreign land, his heart was set on the welfare of Jerusalem, the city of his ancestors. When he learned that the walls of...
Proverbs 31 is one of the most well-known and beloved passages in the Bible, often read in the context of godly womanhood, marriage, and virtuous living. It paints a picture of a woman whose life is marked by wisdom, diligence, kindness, and the fear of the Lord....
The book of Malachi is the last prophetic book of the Old Testament, closing the Hebrew Scriptures with a powerful message of rebuke, warning, and hope. Written around 430 B.C., Malachi addresses the spiritual complacency and corruption of Israel’s priests...
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The four Gospels are not four different gospels. They are four faithful witnesses to the one Lord Jesus Christ, telling the same real events from four complementary angles. When you read them together, you start to see why one writer will slow down and give a long...
Proverbs does not start by talking about your mouth, your money, or your work ethic. It starts by telling you what kind of book you are holding, what it is meant to do in you, and what posture you need if you want it to help you. Proverbs 1:1-7 is the front porch...
Ezekiel is one of those books that will not let you stay casual about God. It opens with a prophet sitting among exiles in Babylon, and the Lord meeting him there. Our starting point is Ezekiel 1:1-3. From that doorway, the book moves from the Lord’s glory and the...
The Song of Solomon can feel like an unusual book at first. It is not giving laws like Exodus or laying out doctrine like Romans. It is poetry about a husband and wife who love each other, want each other, speak warmly to each other, and protect what they share. If...
