Holy Spirit

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The **Holy Spirit** (also called **Holy Ghost**, **Spirit of God**, and **Spirit of the** Lord) is the third person of the Godhead, the others being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus). Jesus promised to send Holy Spirit when He left. The early Church was baptized by Holy Spirit, however it is unsure by some if the baptism is for us today.

## Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

### In Genesis

Holy Spirit was active from the beginning. He is said to have been hovering over the waters at Creation. After the Fall and prior to the Flood, the Lord said His Spirit (Holy Spirit) would not contend with humans forever, due to their wickedness. Pharaoh acknowledged that Joseph had Holy Spirit in him.

### In Job

One of Job's friends, Elihu, said that it was the Spirit of God who made him.

### In Exodus

Bezalel, a skilled craftsman, was filled by Holy Spirit, who gave him his skills. God told this to Moses, who told this to the Israelites. Bezalel had helped make the tabernacle using his God-given talents.

### In Numbers

Moses was filled with Holy Spirit, who helped him lead Israel. Some of the power of the Holy Spirit was put Israel's 70 elders who were known as leaders and officials among the people during their wandering in the wilderness. When Holy Spirit rested on them, they began to prophesy, even two of them that remained in the camp and did not come with the rest of the elders to Moses. Joshua asked Moses to stop them, but Moses said he wished that all of the Lord's people were prophets and that He would put His Spirit on them.. The Holy Spirit also came upon Balaam and caused him to bless Israel instead of curse them

### In Judges

Holy Spirit came on multiple Judges in Israel, such as Othniel, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson.

### In Days of the Kings

The Holy Spirit came upon King Saul before he became king. However He later left him. He came on Saul again along with his men. Saul and his men prophesied but Saul ended up stripping off his garments.

When the prophet Samuel anointed David to be king, the Holy Spirit came powerfully upon David. His last words included him saying that the Holy Spirit spoke through him.

The Spirit of God came on one of David's men, Amasia (who was chief of the Thirty), and he spoke words of loyalty to David.

The Holy Spirit gave David all the plans of the first Temple, who gave them to his son Solomon.

When the prophet Elijah told the palace administrator named Obadiah to tell King Ahab that he was here, Obadiah was reluctant to do it because he didn't know if nor where the Holy Spirit might carry Elijah.

Elijah later was taken up into heaven. Some prophets thought that Holy Spirit had simply moved him to some other place and asked his successor Elisha if they could send out 50 young men to find him. Elisha at first said no but eventually (and reluctantly) said yes when they insisted.

Holy Spirit came upon a man named Azariah who was the son of Oded. The words he spoke to the king Asa caused the king to reform the nation into the righteous nation God intended it to be.

The Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada and he rebuked the Israelites, and was stoned to death in the courtyard of the Lord's Temple.

### After the Exile

Eight Levites said that God had given the Israelites the Holy Spirit to instruct them. Holy Spirit warned them through many prophets.

### In the Psalms

After David committed adultery with Bathsheba, he prayed that God wouldn't take His Spirit from Him, but to forgive Him.

When God sends His Spirit things are created. The Israelites rebelled against the Holy Spirit while they were wandering in the wilderness. We cannot hide from Holy Spirit for He is everywhere. David asked for the Holy Spirit to lead him on level ground.

### In Isaiah

11:2, 30:1, 32:15, 34:16, 40:13, 42:1, 44:3, 48:16, 59:21, 61:1, 63:10-14

### In Ezekiel

2:2, 3:12, 3:14, 3:24, 8:3, 11:1, 11:5, 11:24, 36:27, 37:1, 37:14, 39:29, 43:5

### In the Minor Prophets

Joel 2:28-29; Micah 3:8; Haggai 2:5; Zechariah 4:6, 6:8, 7:12

## Holy Spirit in the New Testament

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### At Work Prior to Christ

Matthew 1:18, 20; Luke 1:15, 1:17, 1:35, 1:41, 1:67

### Jesus and Holy Spirit

#### At Baptism

Matthew
Mark
Luke 3:22
John 1:32-33

## Verses

1. ↑ John 15:26, 16:7
2. ↑ Genesis 1:2
3. ↑ Genesis 6:3
4. ↑ Genesis 41:38
5. ↑ Job 233:4
6. ↑ Exodus 31:2-5, 35:30-33
7. ↑ Numbers 11:16-17, 24-29
8. ↑ Numbers 24:2
9. ↑ Judges 3:10
10. ↑ Judges
11. ↑ Judges 11:29
12. ↑ Judges 13:25, 14:6, 14:19, 15:14
13. ↑ 1 Samuel 10:6, 10:10, 11:6
14. ↑ 1 Samuel 16:14
15. ↑ 1 Samuel 19:19-24
16. ↑ 1 Samuel 16:13
17. ↑ 2 Samuel 23:2
18. ↑ 1st Chronicles 12:18
19. ↑ 1st Chronicles 28:11-19
20. ↑ 1 Kings 18:12
21. ↑ 2 Kings 2:1-18
22. ↑ 2 Chronicles 15
23. ↑ 2 Chronicles 24:20
24. ↑ Nehemiah 9:20
25. ↑ Nehemiah 9:30
26. ↑ Psalm 51:11
27. ↑ Psalm 51
28. ↑ Psalm 104:30
29. ↑ Psalm 106:33
30. ↑ Psalm 139:7
31. ↑ Psalm 143:10