Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament | ZECOT)
Overview
Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament brings together commentary features rarely gathered together in one volume. With careful discourse analysis and interpretation of the Hebrew text, the authors trace the flow of argument in each Old Testament book, showing that how a biblical author says something is just as important as what they say.
Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH analyzes and interprets the Hebrew text of Obadiah—allowing pastors to quickly grasp the big ideas of each passage and how they fit in Obadiah and the Old Testament’s greater context. Daniel I. Block demonstrates the many linguistic connections between words and expressions in the book of Obadiah itself, as well as within many other passages in both the Old and New Testaments.
- Provides a careful analysis and interpretation of the text
- Examines the biblical text in its original context
- Provides verse-by-verse commentary
- Includes thorough introductions
Top Highlights
“As suggested above, the prophecies of Obadiah are best dated to the exilic period, specifically the period between the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC and Edom’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians in 553 BC.” (Page 24)
“But Jerusalem fell, the Davidic house was cut off, the temple was razed, and the major portion of the population was exiled from the land. For the survivors the spiritual fallout was more difficult to deal with than the physical distress.” (Page 34)
“First, divine justice will prevail with respect to Israel’s kinsmen the Edomites, who had gloated over Judah’s fall. YHWH has not been blind to this filial betrayal; as they have treated the people of Judah, so they will be treated. Second, divine fidelity will prevail with respect to the descendants of Jacob themselves, presently dispersed among the nations and divorced from their homeland. YHWH had not forgotten his covenant with his people or his promises to the ancestors.” (Page 35)
“Even so it is preferable to interpret Obadiah as a personal name of an individual prophet.” (Page 29)
“Obadiah’s rhetorical aim was to rebuild his audience’s hope in the eternal promises of God” (Page 35)
- Title: Obadiah
- Author: Daniel I. Block
- Series: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 128
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Obadiah › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780310524472, 9780310942405, 9780310571537, 0310524474, 0310942403, 0310571537
- Resource ID: LLS:HEARMSGSCR31OB
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:28:56Z
Dr. Daniel Block, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, has been teaching God’s Word for more than 30 years.
It has been a special joy for Dr. Block to watch students, who often take introductory courses in Old Testament only because they are required to do so by the curriculum, suddenly awaken to the fact that the Old Testament is understandable and its message is both life-giving and relevant for modern, everyday life.
Dr. Block has published a number of books and essays in scholarly journals. The paradigm for his research and ministry is set by Ezra, as described in Ezra 7:10: he committed himself to the study the Torah of Yahweh, to put it into practice, and to teach his revealed will in Israel. This means constantly asking serious questions of the Scriptures: What does the text say? Why does the text say it like that? What did the text mean to the original audience? What does the text have to say to me today? In order to answer these questions, one needs to understand both the worlds out of which the biblical texts arose and the worlds in which modern people live.
Reviews
1 rating
Mateus de Castro
10/7/2022
The book is fantastic. Great commentary series in many ways: the scholars involved are some of the best; the exegesis is great; a literary-canonical view that does not shy away from all methods and techniques; and a unique premise that goes from analyzing the text to a real view on application. This volume is from the tiny book of Obadiah, but Prof. Block makes the most from it. He is always great. I won't take a star from such great a book, but the Logos Edition has a problem. It says in the book that the printed edition does not include the Hebrew Script, but the "electronic version" would have it. As someone who loves to read the original Hebrew text, and not just the transliterated, I thought the Logos Edition would include it. I hope Logos updates it and fulfills that promise. It's naturally better to use all Logos' resources to have the Hebrew script and be able to click on it and do my own research. Otherwise, I could stick to the printed version. Other than that, can't recommend enough the book and the series. All the best in Christ!