The Pastor’s Study – Spring 2025

Welcome to this issue of The Pastor’s Study. This magazine is designed to help pastors in the study of the Word and in subjects that are helpful for a broad, instructive and effective teaching ministry. We begin with the editorial on The Sovereignty of God (page 3).

The theme of this issue is the book of Obadiah, the smallest Old Testament book, with only 21 verses. The commentary on this text is found on pages 6–8, the Preacher’s Workshop in the centre pages (pages 10–11), and a helpful outline of the book on page 9.

We have included a number of writers for the first time: Dr. R.C. Sproul on Christ’s compassion for the lost, kindly granted by Ligonier Ministries (pages 1617); Rev. Bart Elshout, In wrath remember mercy (pages 19–20); and also, Dr. Davy Elison, on The Nature of OT Prophecy (pages 4–5). Bible commentator, Dr. Daniel C. Timmer gives us a very helpful overview of the message of Obadiah for today (page 14).

A regular Kenyan writer, pastor Tonny Karwa, includes an article on pastoral care for disagreeing members (pages 12–13). Dr. Joel Beeke gives us the final part of The Pastor and the World (page 15), and Dr. Michael Haykin submits an article dealing with Augustine on the Bible (page 18).