The Tinder Bundle

Welcome to The Tinder Bundle, where believers come together to kindle their flame of faith. I am your host the Wandering Evahd, And this will be a bible study series focused on: READING THE BIBLE IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Today we continue to look a; GENESIS 1:20-31, Days 5 & 6 of Creation

Inspiration Text: “Look, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with   sparks: Walk in the light of your   fire and in the sparks you have kindled— This you shall have from My   hand: You shall lie down in   torment. Today we take a look at building your own Fire Kit.

Welcome to The Tinder Bundle, where believers come together to kindle their flame of faith. I am your host the Wandering Evahd, And this will be a Shabbat bible study series focused on: READING THE BIBLE IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Today we take a look at Genesis 1:3-5

We are about to embark on a wonderful journey in scripture. Only this time our focus is the influence of Context.

Companion Video: TBD Focus Text: Matthew 2:9-12 After they had heard the king, they went on   their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until   it stopped over the place where the child was.  When they saw the star,   they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw   the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped   him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with   gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not   to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. There can always be a situation where you have to go home a different way, or by a different method, than how you were traveling to begin with. Circumstances and situations can change in the blink of an eye, and it is our duty to try and be ready to continue moving to get to our desired destination. As we continue to look at our Preparedness Kits, today we are going to spend a little time talking about Get Home Bag. We will look at: 1. What is a Get Home Bag? 2. Why should we have one? 3. Where should you keep it? 4. What are the basic essentials to the Get Home Bag? 5. What else can be used to enhance or improve your kit or experience during a black out. 6. Care for your kit 7. Important notes: So Lets dig in First I want to start by saying, this is not an exhaustive list or approach to the Get Home Bag, but is a decent foundation to get yourself started. Every Get Home Bag will be adjusted for your personal needs. When I hear the frequent stories of how people became stranded on the highway due to harsh weather, or running out of gas, or what ever the case may be. It has me thinking about what a difference things would be prepared for the situation. Even the idea of being mentally prepared to handle your emotional state when stressful situations arise

Companion Video:  https://youtu.be/7N4Xlx6XAm4 Focus Text: Exodus 10:21-23 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.”  So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Springboard Thought: When I consider the Passover story, I am brought to the ninth plague, the plague of darkness. I consider the idea of a darkness so thick, one could feel it. I think about what the days must have been like for families when the darkness fell, especially over the length of time. I also reflect on the idea of a group, and in this case Israel, being in touch with the right resources, that they would remain to have light in their homes. And for those who may not know the story of the Exodus, Israel’s resource, through the whole ordeal, was a connection to God Himself, who was the author of this plague of darkness. The point is, in this moment of darkness, there was a group who was ready for what was about to happen, and there was another group who would not be prepared to deal with this situation. We will also focus on addressing 7 questions or thoughts: 1. What is a Black Out Kit? 2. Why should we have one? 3. Where should you keep it? 4. What are the basic essentials to the Black Out Kit? 5. What else can be used to enhance or improve your kit or experience during a black out. 6. Care for your kit 7. Most important note

Todays question Sydekie during one of his bible studies and he asked: How does the idea of Elohim one God match with John 1:1 Bereshith bara Elohim eth hashmayim v'eth ha'aretz. In the beginning "God" created the heavens and the earth En arche en ho Logos, kai ho Logos en pros ton Theon, Kai Theos en ho Logos. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. Elohim (God, gods, divine ones, rulers) is a plural of eloah, which translates as “God”. And in context with the Creator in Gen 1:1, it has been assumed the ancient Israelites used this plural title with a singular verb, because of God's majesty.  So though they believe there is one God, He is not just The God, but He is God of the God's. So the plurality was to represent His majesty.  We see in many cultures this practice still happening today. So when we see this title of God, represented as a singular, even though grammatically its a plural, one must begin to question how to interpret John 1:1. For in John 1:1, we can distinctly see two separate beings, the Logos (a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech), and the Theos (God, a god). What is fascinating is that theos is a title itself, not a name, which is the same for the term elohim. Elohim and Theos are titles for a specific being, or person, and in the context of these two verses, Gen 1:1 & John 1:1, it is the title of the one who is present in the beginning, at our first cause. When we can distinguish the fact that these are titles, then one can see a little more in the text.  Genesis 1:1 is a statement of what is our first cause, and by whom did it happen. And who is “the Creator” in Genesis 1:1, something that goes by the title of God (Elohim). In John 1:1 we see there was another being, named "The Word (Logos)", present at the first cause, and this being was not only present at the first cause, but they were present with the one who has the title of God. And to add more depth to it, the Word is also known to be one with God, and is God Himself. Therefore, what we can see is Genesis 1:1 was a sum of the entire creation, being attributed to the one that bears the title God. And by the time we get to John 1:1, John begins to deepen our understanding of what God is, which is something that consist of more than one being, yet they are all in unison. Short little note: Genesis 2:4 is the first time we see God being called by a name, YHWH; and this was expressing the relationship between God the Creator and man. They were to be friends, and know each others names. But by the time of the New Testament era,we are told of another who has the saving power of YHWH, because we see in Acts 4:12, “there is no other name by which man can be saved”, referring to Yeshua, the Logos. And within the Scriptures we see Yeshua allude Himself to being the "I Am" of old (John 8:58), therefore making himself equal with YHWH, God the Father. But Philippians 2:5-11, let us know that Yeshua was equal with the Father, but laid aside His divinity to carry out His earthly ministry.  And Rev 1:8 & 22:13, allows us to see that Yeshua is also the one "who was, is, and yet to be", which is another title that belongs to Elohim. How does the idea of Elohim one God match with John 1:1 Fairly easy, when you recognize that John 1:1 is getting deeper into understanding what constitutes the term and personhood of God. But in this instance, John begins to focus more on one person of the God head, rather than another. P.S. The Idea of God being a singular one, comes a little later in time, which we can examine another day. As well as, if it weren’t for Yeshua, we would have never learned about the ministry of the third person in the Godhead, which is the Ruach Ha Qodesh, the Holy Spirit, but that's another conversation

Inspiration   Text: Matthew 4:1-4; 6:16-18 4 Then Jesus was led up   by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted   forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter   came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to   become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘One   does not live by bread alone,  but by   every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” …16 “And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the   hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are   fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, put   oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that your fasting may   be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father   who sees in secret will reward you. And we follow up with discussing the Art of Fasting and Self Denial

Todays Question is: What is the best translation to use, in bible study? This question may seem like it should have a simple answer, which could put an end to all the controversy around which is the best bible to use, but the truth is, its not. There are different modes of translation that present different things, because whenever you are translating one text or speech into another language, it is easy for ideas, concepts, idioms, and rhetoric to get lost in translation. So the translator has to make a choice: Formal, Dynamic, or a Paraphrase

Todays Question is: Why is the New Testament Written in Greek? Hebrews read and spoke Hebrew A lot of people question why isn’t the bible written in one language? Old Testament is written in Hebrew and Aramaic New Testement is in Greek - Some think it’s a conspiracy - Others think its really a translation - And some have been completely ignorant to it or simply don’t care But is there a solid reason why?

Today we look at Being created with Purpose, and how to become balanced for your purpose. Inspiration   Text: Genesis 3:26-30 Then God said, “Let us make   mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may   rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the   livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move   along the ground.” So God   created mankind in his own image,  in   the image of God he created them;  male   and female he created them. God blessed them and said to   them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and   subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and   over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Then God said, “I give you every   seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has   fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.  And to all the beasts of   the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along   the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every   green plant for food.” And it was so. 

Today on Kindling Questions, we examine the possible most important verse in the Bible. Check out more questions and videos at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clSaT5qV9jg1QBuDRnAcA/about