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Obadiah 1:1-21 Genesis 32:3-36:43 Review Picture of Malachkim 3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Picture of Shelach Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 32:3-36:43 Picture of Esau and Jacob Picture of Esau and Jacob - meaning Descendants…

TEXT: OBADIAH | SERVANT OF THE LORD There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Back in Genesis, Abraham had a son named Isaac.…

Chronologically, the earliest of the writing prophets. Date is either 887 BC ( 2 Kgs. 8:18 ; 11:1-16 ) or 587 BC. I lean toward the earlier date, during the reign of Jehoram. Who are the Edomites? They were those who were the descendants of Esau, just as the Israelites were the descendents of Jacob.…

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3 The pride of your…

Obadiah 1-4 GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview GOD is Lord of Your Nation ( Ob. 1 ) - Do not ignore GOD. He will let you ignore Him, for only so long. GOD is Lord of Your Morality ( Ob. 1-3 ) - Do not test GOD. He will let you do your own way, for only so long. GOD is Lord of Your…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 30:1-36:13 Matot= tribes ( מַּטּוֹת‎) and Masei= journeys (מַסְעֵי‎) Overall view of the Torah portion for this week: Numbers 30 : Vows Numbers 31 : Vengeance Numbers 32 : Vulnerability Numbers 33 : View the Past Numbers 34 : View Future…

Close up image game? The book of Obadiah can be a difficult book to place in biblical history. For starters, there were about a dozen men named Obadiah in the Old Testament. The book itself gives no facts or background of any kind on the Obadiah that wrote this book. We only know four things with certainty.…

Have you ever been in a situation where you could see the obvious meaning of events around you, but you were also aware that there was a second level of purpose behind the events that were happening? I’m sure you have been. These are common in life. Our BBQ events are for fun, but also for an introduction…

The Set up As we start into looking at each of the minor prophets may we remember minor does not mean insignificant, it means less writing, still inspirited, still important, still much we can learn from them. It is good for us to have some set up as we prepare for our lesson today. Obadiah means: “Servant…

Proverbs 6:16-19 states in a very clear and powerful way this message: There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness…

Could it be that this moment of exile for all of us is a time to correct our direction and correct our purpose to once again align with the direction and purpose of God’s covenant plan of redemption—a plan of redemption launched into this world through Christ and handed off to his disciples and down to us in the church still today?

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Testing Point 1 Their Authority Their Personal Details Were not Remarkable Who were these men? The Bible gives little to no information about them. We do not know most of their backgrounds , tribes, family histories, or social status . Hosea (Salvation/Deliverance) - Son of Beeri Joel (Yah(weh) is God)…

Welcome Elijah is a prophet who God worked through to bring the people of Israel back to him. Elijah announces to the King of Israel, Ahab, that there is going to be a drought because of how they have turned away from God and worshipped other gods. During this drought God provides water to Elijah through…

1. The state of affairs: Judah under judgment, 1:1-12. A. A rousing appeal to tell future generations, 1:1-3. 1 -- The source of inspiration is the “word of the LORD.” When Yahweh is used (33 times in Joel) it emphasizes His personal name, indicating intimacy and covenant. When Adonai is used, it suggests…

Exodus 13:17-14:31 Introduction In our last Torah Portion we talked about the Plagues So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children…

Being with One Who is Perfect ( Obadiah 19-21 ) GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview ( Obad. 1-4 ) God is Lord of Your nation God is Lord of Your Morality God is Lord of Your Destiny God is your God and will not be mocked. ( Obad. 5-8 ) God’s retribution is unmistakable ( Obad. 5…

GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview ( Obad. 1-4 ) God is Lord of Your nation God is Lord of Your Morality God is Lord of Your Destiny God is your God and will not be mocked. ( Obad. 5-8 ) God’s retribution is unmistakable ( Obad. 5 ) God’s retribution is unavoidable ( Obad. 6-7 )…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…