Summary
We find T. Desmond Alexander, Bruce K. Waltke, and David W. Baker’s Obadiah, Jonah, Micah in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries a richly guided walk through three books that confront pride, expose our narrow mercies, and call God’s people back to covenant faithfulness.
We are helped to see how these short prophecies carry surprising weight. Obadiah warns nations and hearts that rejoice in another’s fall. Jonah reveals the Lord’s compassion and our reluctance to share it. Micah tears down false security and lifts our eyes to the Shepherd King.
Why Should I Own This Commentary?
We should own this commentary when we want clear exposition across three diverse books in one place. It helps us trace each book’s argument, and it keeps application tethered to what the text is doing, not what we wish it were doing.
We also benefit from its readiness for the pulpit. The explanations are shaped for teaching, and the theological centre remains clear, the Lord judges pride, pursues the lost, and promises a ruler from Bethlehem.
For church use, it supports sermons that both humble us and comfort us, calling us to repentant obedience under the Lord’s gracious reign.
Closing Recommendation
We recommend this as a strong mid level volume for preaching and teaching Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah. It keeps us honest about sin and expansive about grace, and it gives a clear path from text to faithful proclamation.
As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.
T. Desmond Alexander
T. Desmond Alexander is a British scholar from Northern Ireland of the contemporary era, working within evangelical and Presbyterian church life with a strong focus on the Pentateuch and biblical theology.
He has served in theological education and church training, and is widely read for tracing how the Bible’s storyline hangs together from creation to new creation. Alexander’s work helps pastors see how themes such as Eden, kingdom, covenant, and God’s dwelling place develop across Scripture. His writing is marked by careful exegesis and a steady instinct to let biblical theology arise from the text, not from imposed systems.
He remains valued for clarity, theological depth, and an ability to serve both study and proclamation. Recommended titles include From Paradise to the Promised Land, The City of God and the Goal of Creation, and his editorial work in the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch.
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical