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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?

Joshua

The first five books of the Bible cover the period from creation to the arrival of the Israelites at the borders of Canaan. The book of Joshua, named after its principal character and probable author, continues the story.

The book of Joshua describes how the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, entered the Promised Land, how the walls of Jericho fell down, and how God's people conquered their enemies.

Joshua is a book filled with encouragement for anyone who faces seemingly insurmountable problems. It presents God as One who especially cares for all who put their trust in Him. And it shows that nothing is impossible if God is with us. He's a faithful God who fulfills His promises to all those who meet His conditions.

The last chapter of this inspiring book records an appeal Joshua made to an assembly of all Israel's leaders not long before his death. Verse 23 sums it up:

“Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.”