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Obadiah (pronounced /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪ.ə/, Hebrew: עבדיה ʿObhadyah or עבדיהו `oḆaDYaHOo, or in Modern Hebrew Ovadyah) is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh." It is related to "Abdeel", "servant of God", which is also cognate to the Arabic name "Abdullah". Turkish name Abdil or Abdi. The form of Obadiah's name used in the Septuagint is Obdios; in Latin it is Abdias. The Bishops' Bible has it as Abdi.
According to the Talmud, Obadiah is said to have been a convert to Judaism from Edom, a descendant of Eliphaz, the friend of Job. He is identified with the Obadiah who was the servant of Ahab, and it is said that he was chosen to prophesy against Edom because he was himself an Edomite. Moreover, having lived with two such godless persons as Ahab and Jezebel without learning to act as they did, he seemed the most suitable person to prophesy against Esau (Edom), who, having been brought up by two pious persons, Isaac and Rebekah, had not learned to imitate their good deeds.
Charles "Chuck" Missler is an author, evangelical Christian, Bible teacher, former businessman and US Naval officer. He is the founder of the Koinonia House ministry based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Missler was for several years the chairman, the chief executive, and the largest shareholder of Western Digital. In 1983 he became the chairman and chief executive of Helionetics Inc., another technology company. After teaching for many years at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Missler moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1992 and founded Koinonia House. Through this organization, Missler distributes a monthly newsletter, Bible study tapes, and a radio show, and speaks at conferences.
Missler is a prominent speaker on the subject of bible prophecy. Missler has had numerous programs aired on the Christian television station GOD TV, namely the DVD versions of his biblical studies "Learn the Bible in 24 Hours", "The Book of Revelation", "The Book of Genesis", and "The Book of Daniel".[citation needed] A Los Angeles Times article reported that Missler and co-author Hal Lindsey had plagiarized a portion of Miami University Professor Edwin Yamauchi's 1982 book Foes From the Northern Frontier in their own 1992 book The Magog Factor. A YouTube video in which Missler uses a jar of peanut butter to attempt to disprove evolution attracted media attention in 2007-2008.
Actors: Krista Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Ian Doig (miscellaneous crew), Tony Alcantar (miscellaneous crew), William H. Macy (actor), Jeff Rice (producer), Peter Cummings (miscellaneous crew), W. Earl Brown (actor), Alan C. Peterson (actor), Sam Rockwell (actor), Jeffrey Wright (actor), Jenica Bergere (actress), Jason Isaacs (actor), Ted Levine (actor), Jamie Payton (miscellaneous crew), Grace MacLeod (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Mark Jeffrey Miller (actor), Maria Olsen (actress), David Alan Graf (actor), Stephanie Drapeau (actress), Chris Dorman (actor), Heather Wynters (actress), Chadbourne Hamblin (actor), Austin Sheeley (writer), Gordon Carmadelle (actor), Casey McClelland (miscellaneous crew), Melissa Izbicki (producer), Casey McClelland (editor), Gary Canavello (actor), Clint Morrison (actor), Ben Lupinetti (director),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Mathius Mack Gertz (producer), Libertad Green (actress), Greg Coale (actor), William Mortensen Vaughan (writer), Tiffany Ariany (actress), Nora Bauer (actress), Mark Moran (producer), Mark Moran (director), Mark Moran (composer), Stefan Latoure (editor), Mark Moran (writer), Meera Narasimhan (actress), A.J. Faraj (actor), Jacob Canon (actor), Stephanie Rigizadeh (actress),
Plot: When his commitment to refrain from revenge is tested to its bloody limits by a short-fused pagan queen, the middle eastern chieftain Elijah receives in reward a commitment from God: to carry out sentence on the chieftain's enemy in accord with the mere mortal's request, a drought.
Keywords: bible, curse, dove-foundation, drought, elijah, explosion, israel, jezebel, paganism, reference-to-godActors: Damiyr Shuford (actor), Sean Sawyer (producer), Sean Sawyer (director), Sean Sawyer (actor), Jalen William Desmond (actor), Monique Sawyer (actress), Monique Sawyer (producer), Zene Coley (actor), Luke Sawyer (actor), Eren Moore (producer), Evan Stulberger (editor), Venus Francois (actress), Zene (actor), Jamal Campbell (actor), Carl Irick (actor),
Plot: "Runaway Slave" is a coming of age short film, set back in the 1800s at the ripe end of slavery. As the film opens we meet Obadiah, a seventeen year old slave boy, along with his family who has just learned that President Abraham Lincoln has signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing blacks from slavery. Obadiah's attitude towards this freedom soon changes from joy, to confusion, and then finally rejection - "What if nothing good comes of this freedom?" Frightened of the change this freedom will bring his family and his people, Obadiah must decide whether he will remain in a prison of fear or embrace the future with hope and courage.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Raphael Sbarge (actor), Danny Nelson (actor), Sam Cardon (composer), Brenda Strong (actress), Michael Bowen (actor), Suzanne Bingham (miscellaneous crew), Andy Stahl (actor), Eric Johnson (actor), Fenton Quinn (miscellaneous crew), Meredith Salenger (actress), Stephen L. Johnson (editor), Jonathan Scarfe (actor), Sam Hennings (actor), R.D. Call (actor), Andrew Bowen (actor),
Plot: Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. Back in Kirtland, financial trouble riddles the foundations of the fledgling Church causing a division, and questioning of the Prophet Joseph Smith's divine calling. Has he lost his prophetic gift? Hundreds of Saints immigrate to Missouri, where Governor Boggs raises an army - with Joshua at its head - to address the "Mormon Problem." When the militia receives orders to attack the Mormon settlement, only Joshua can save his family from the gathering mob.
Keywords: 1830s, 19th-century, bank, banking, baptism, based-on-novel, brother-brother-relationship, businessman, church, crisisActors: Gillian Anderson (actress), Shirley Henderson (actress), Steve Coogan (actor), Rob Brydon (actor), Steve Coogan (actor), Ronni Ancona (actress), David Walliams (actor), Steve Coogan (actor), Mark Williams (actor), Stephen Fry (actor), Stephen Fry (actor), Rob Brydon (actor), Ian Hart (actor), Henry Normal (producer), Jack Shepherd (actor),
Plot: Two actors, as their make up is applied, talk about the size of their parts. Then into the film: Laurence Sterne's unfilmable novel, Tristram Shandy, a fictive autobiography wherein the narrator, interrupted constantly, takes the entire story to be born. The film tracks between "Shandy" and behind the scenes. Size matters: parts, egos, shoes, noses. The lead's girlfriend, with their infant son, is up from London for the night, wanting sex; interruptions are constant. Scenes are shot, re-shot, and discarded. The purpose of the project is elusive. Fathers and sons; men and women; cocks and bulls. Life is amorphous, too full and too rich to be captured in one narrative.
Keywords: actor-playing-himself, assistant, baby, based-on-novel, battle, boots, breaking-the-fourth-wall, child-nudity, circumcision, diaperActors: Tom Madigan (actor), Tom Madigan (editor), Douglas Agosti (actor), Douglas Agosti (actor), Douglas Agosti (producer), Douglas Agosti (actor), Douglas Agosti (director), Douglas Agosti (editor), Douglas Agosti (actor), Douglas Agosti (writer), Lance Otto Smith (director), Lance Otto Smith (actor), Lance Otto Smith (producer), Lance Otto Smith (actor), Lance Otto Smith (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Jon Briddell (actor), Nils Allen Stewart (miscellaneous crew), Nils Allen Stewart (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Kenn Kashima (editor), Judith Williams (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Marks (actress), Gwen Somers (actress), Paul LeClair (actor), Mario F. de la Vega (miscellaneous crew), John Michael Vaughn (actor), Catherine Brewton (actress), Joe Babicki (actor), Ed Herbstman (actor), Bill Blum (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror,Actors: Charles Gross (composer), Robert F. Simon (actor), Lou Gilbert (actor), Lou Polan (actor), Archie Smith (actor), Edwin Sherin (writer), Pat Follmer (editor), Stefan Sharff (producer), Stefan Sharff (writer), Stefan Sharff (director), Kay Doubleday (actress), Slavko Novytsky (actor), Samuel J. McCurry (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Thomas Martin (actor), Robert Malcolm (actor), Henry Hebert (actor), Robert 'Buzz' Henry (actor), Boyd Irwin (actor), Pierce Lyden (actor), Ted Jordan (actor), Walter Baldwin (actor), Trevor Bardette (actor), Clancy Cooper (actor), Arthur Aylesworth (actor), Keith Hitchcock (actor), Tom Fadden (actor), Walter Huston (actor), Harry Morgan (actor),
Plot: In 1844, farmer's daughter Miranda Wells is invited by Nicholas Van Ryn, distant relation, to live in his mansion as companion to his daughter. Arriving in high hopes, Miranda finds the Van Ryns a bit strange. The parents barely know daughter Katrine; Nicholas faces a revolt of his tenant farmers; the servants hint darkly of curses and visitations. And what does Nicholas really do up in his tower room?
Keywords: 1840s, 19th-century, aristocrat, arrogance, atheist, attic, ball, balls, based-on-novel, bible