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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?

Obadiah

The book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. It's named after the prophet Obadiah, whose name signifies “servant of Jehovah.” Obadiah was a common name among the Jews of Old Testament times.

The book is directed to the people of Edom. Obadiah predicts that God will punish them for their cruel at­titude toward Judah at a time when Judah needed help. The Edomites not only rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem but apparently aided the invader and took advantage of Judah's plight to help themselves.

The Edomites were descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob. The hostility between these two groups was bitter and probably stemmed from the conflict between Jacob and Esau over the family birthright.

Obadiah ends with a series of promises for Judah:

“​​But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their [own] possessions” (Obadiah 1:17).

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