Obadiah

She told him that Obadiah had died, and people are threatening to take away her sons as slaves, unless she paid the debts back. She only has one pot of oil so Elisha tells her to get as many pots to fill with oil as she can. The widow follows Elisha’s instructions and she begins to pour some oil into the first pot. The oil keeps filling pot after pot until they are all eventually filled. Elisha then tells her to sell the oil and repay her husband's debts, and use the rest to support herself and her…

standard set of belief patterns. It is not impartial and is often used by selecting facts only that encourage an emotion rather than a rational response to the information presented. In the book of Obadiah, which happens to be the smallest book in the Old Testament,…

The prophetic book takes its name after the prophet who received the vision. The name Obadiah means “servant of the LORD”. It is the smallest book in the Old Testament. There is no information about the author. Sanhedrin 39b (Talmud) said Obadiah was Ahab’s servant. Pseudo-Epiphanius said he was King Ahaziah’s military official (thus the book must have been written in 842 B.C.). John Calvin said he could have been an eyewitness to the destruction of Jerusalem which suggests that the book must…

The first few verses of the book of Obadiah identify him with YHWH through the title and role of prophet. The role of prophet here is one who speaks for God, but is a concept the bible borrows from other places. Originally God wanted to speak directly to his people (Exodus 1:19) but per Israel’s request he spoke to them through Moses. The people understood figures that spoke for the king in order to inform them of his word. There would have been figures like this in Egypt taking on a leadership…

Exegesis Paper I am writing about Obadiah and the fall of Edom. This is a passage about how people and cities will truly reap what they sow. He shows that pride has a fall and that this city must fall to its pride. The neighboring city to Edom is Jerusalem, so passing judgement on Edom is no only teaches Edom a lesson but also teaches Jerusalem how to truly love their enemies. There is a lot of imagery in this passage as well as a few parts that translation has made unclear and is hard to follow…

Obadiah Elihu Parker attempted to find the mysterious something that would bring him contentment, fulfillment, and meaning. His search had led him to marry a religious woman and to tattoo his body. The search was only to end, however, when he turned back. He had to turn back in the pages of the tattoo book, back to his own unmarked back, and back to the destiny that had been a part of him since the day he was christened in his mother’s Methodist church. He never realized that the fulfillment…

The book of Jonah, just like the other Minor Prophets, is a short story – only 4 chapters with 48 vesicles – which, between other characteristics, its distinguishes by having the prophet as the main character, while the other prophets are only collections of oracles. Another difference with the other minor prophet books, is that the book of Jonah is a narrative story about the mission ordered to Jonah, and, even in other books of the Bible, we find parallel writings of this particular style,…

Industries, and when questioned about his role in the violence around the world in which his weapons are involved, he simply states that he is continuing his father’s legacy and lists some of the other technology that was developed as a result. The first decision that he made was creating these weapons without checking up on whose hands they were ending up in. There was surely evidence available if he had cared enough to look which Obadiah was concealing from him, but the significance is that…

Immediately, one can tell the abandonment of location as a possibly dark and deserted, rather than a populated area. This can help readers understand Jim Hammer, mistakenly killing Obadiah due to the lack of awareness and population in the area. Symbolism in this story also occurs in many different ways, such as the significance of Annie Poole’s white sheets and the characters names as well. When we are first introduced to Jim Hammer, the author describes him as a big, African American man that…

During this scene, Obadiah explains how he took his cow to be bred by Walter’s bull on his wedding day, but the cow didn’t get pregnant. Obadiah accuses Walter of having a bull that is sterile leading to Toby, Obadiah, Dr. Slop, and Yorick trying to determine if Obadiah’s baby is early by the amount of hair it has on his head. When Obadiah says “it’s as hairy as I am,” Walter is relieved. Mrs. Shandy is confused and asks, “What is all this story about?” This causes Yorick to reply, “A cock and a…