LESSON 3. Is the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?
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LESSON 3
Is the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
• Mentioned 88 times• Found in 23 books• Missing in 16 books• Called by several different names• Identified as a
separate person
Why is the scarce mention of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
and abundant mention in the New Testament?
The Dispensations of the Godhead
• God the Father—From creation to the coming of Christ (Heb. 1:1)
• God the Son—From the Word becoming flesh to the Ascension
• God the Spirit—From Pentecost to the Judgment
What did the Holy Spirit do in the Old Testament?
The Works of the HS in the OT• Creation (Job 26:13, Gen 1:2, 26)• Protected Scripture (2 Pet 1:21, Mt. 22:43-44)• Revealed the Unknowable (Dan. 2:28, 4:8)• Guided Speakers (2 Sam. 23:2)• Enabled Talents (Ex. 31:1-5)• Strengthened Leaders
(Jud. 3:10; 6:34)• Stimulated Courage
(2 Chron. 24:20-21)
Persons with the HS in the OT
• Not all possessed the Holy Spirit• Those that did, He endowed them with a
supernatural measure of the Spirit’s power.
• Some, who had the Holy Sprit, lost the Him and His power. (I Sam. 16:14; Psa. 51:11)
Review
• The Holy Spirit is a part of the Godhead.
• The Holy Spirit is a Person• The Holy Spirit was active in the
Old Testament.• Next week:
Holy Spirit in the NT