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II Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training
in righteousness...

The word “inspiration” came into English via the Latin word inspirare which means “inflame; blow
into.” This is an interesting derivation. One can imagine a man sitting by a small stack of kindling
that is smoldering. In an attempt to get the material to combust, to erupt into flames, he would blow
upon it. Suddenly flames would appear, light and heat would be produced, as the breath of man
exhaled upon the material caused it to ignite. Even as the breath of man “inspires” a fire to burst
forth, so too does the breath of Yahweh inflame the soul of man.

One can readily see the similarity between the words “spirit” and “inspiration.” Throughout the Bible
words for breath and wind are commonly used to describe both the spirit of man and the Spirit of
God. On the day of Pentecost in the book of Acts, there was a sound as of a mighty, rushing wind.
Then tongues of fire appeared over the heads of the 120 individuals gathered in obedience to
Yahshua’s command. These individuals were “inspired.” The Spirit came upon them and manifested
as tongues of flame above their heads.

A prophet can aptly be described as a man set aflame by the Spirit of God. Jeremiah used a term
related to fire to describe the sensation of containing the words of God within his being.

Jeremiah 20:9
But if I say, "I will not remember Him or speak anymore in His name," then in my heart it becomes
like a burning fire shut up in my bones; And I am weary of holding it in, and I cannot endure it.

I believe what Jeremiah described in these words was the common experience of many prophets.
When the Holy Spirit moved upon them, the words of God would be like a fire within them seeking
to erupt. The divine breath seeks a way to be expressed, to go forth as a purifying flame altering
everything that it touches.

Isaiah 55:11
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall
accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

When Yahweh set forth to deliver to mankind a book of divine authorship, He sent His Spirit upon
appointed men who acted as conduits of His words. These “oracles,” or “prophets,” were borne along
with the Spirit who entrusted to them the message of Yahweh.

II Peter 1:21
For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so - it never came by human
impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.
[Amplified Bible]

We can be sure when Moses set out in obedience to Yahweh to write the first five books of the Old
Testament, that his writings were marked with the breath of God. These were divine writings, and