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Pasa Graphe' Theopneustos Kai Ophelimos (Greek) is one of the most often-repeated passages from the Scriptures, ie, the Bible. The passage appears in the heading of our Facebook page. But what does it say to us in our various tongues? Well, for those of us who speak English, this passage is a bold testimony from the pen of one Paul, a first-century scholar from the Isrealite tribe of Benjamin. It is also a statement steeped in the thelogy of the Biblical narratives. So, Paul wrote to a young ethnic Jew named Timotheus: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable......"
At the time Paul wrote those words, there was not yet a codex known as the "New Testament." The scrolls of papyrus on which were written the Scriptures are what we call today the "Old Testament." In its immediate and limited interpretation, Paul is saying that the messages in the Old Testament are inspired by God. That being so, who is the man who would say that the record of the flood in Noah's day was simply an allegory, and not an historical account?

Exodus

Genesis, the first book of the Bible, presents the story of how God dealt with His faithful and chosen ones from the time of Adam right on to the time of Joseph and his brothers in Egypt.

The book of Exodus simply continues the story. The families of Joseph and his brothers multiply and within a few generations become so numerous that the new king of Egypt feels politically threatened and succeeds in making them slaves.

As the years slowly pass, their bondage becomes almost impossible to bear. But, finally, these slaves (the new nation of Israel) miraculously escaped from Egypt. A short time later, they gathered around the foot of Mt. Sinai, and they heard the voice of God thundering out His Ten Commands.

Moses, the author of the book of Exodus, was an eyewitness of these historic and miraculous events. It's no wonder, then, that he filled this book with so much vital truth, drama, and suspense.