THE
WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
IN
OLD
TESTAMENT AGES
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
I)
INTRODUCTION
II)
OT PASSAGES WHICH CLEARLY PORTRAY THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A PERSONALITY
A)
[2 Sam 23:1-2]:
B)
[2 Ki 2:15-16, 26]:
C)
[1 Ch 28:11-12]:
D)
[Ne 9:16-20]:
E)
[Job 4:15-17]:
F)
[Ps 143:10:
G)
[Isa 63:10-14]:
H)
[ Eze 1:10-12]:
I)
[Eze 2:1-3]:
III)
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CREATION
A)
[Compare Gen 1:2]:
B)
[Compare Job 26:13A KJV]:
C)
[Compare Job 33:4]:
D)
[Compare Ps 104:30a]:
IV)
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITH ADAM THE FIRST MAN AND CHRIST THE
SECOND ADAM
V)
INSPIRATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
A)
THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS THE MEANS OF OT INSPIRATION
B)
OT WRITERS WERE CONSCIOUS THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS GUIDING THEIR WRITING
1)
[Compare 2 Sam 23:2-4]:
C)
JESUS CHRIST TAUGHT THAT THE OT WRITERS WERE GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
1)
[Compare Mk 12:36]:
D)
THE APOSTLES TAUGHT THAT THE OLD TESTAMENT WRITERS WERE GUIDED BY THE
HOLY SPIRIT
1)
[Compare Acts 1:15-17]:
2)
[Compare Acts 4:24-25]:
3)
[Compare Acts 28:25]:
4)
[Compare Acts 1:15-17]:
VI)
THE HOLY SPIRIT'S ROLE IN OLD TESTAMENT REGENERATION
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Compare John 3:5-6, 10]:
2)
[Compare Ez 11:17-19]:
3)
[Compare Ez 36:25-27]:
4)
[Compare Ez 18:31]:
5)
[Compare Ps 51:10-12]:
VII)
SELECTIVE INDWELLING TO PROVIDE AN ABILITY TO SERVE GOD IN OT AGES
A)
INTRODUCTION
- B)
THE HOLY SPIRIT INDWELT SOME PEOPLE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT IN ORDER TO
PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS
-
- 1)
The Spirit Indwelt Joshua To Enable Him To Lead The Nation Israel
- a)
[Compare Num 27:18-20]:
-
- 2)
The Spirit Indwelt Saul To Enable Him To Lead The Nation
- a)
[Compare 1 Sam 10:9-13]:
b)
[Compare 1 Sam 11:1-8]:
- 3)
The Holy Spirit Indwelt David To Minister To Saul And Later To Also Lead
The Nation Israel
-
- a)
[Compare 1 Sam. 16:11-23]:
-
- 4)
The Holy Spirit Came Upon Members Of The Jewish Sanhedrin In Moses' Time
In Order To Aide Them In Ruling Israel
a)
[Compare Num 11:16-17]:
- 5)
God Gave The Spirit That Was On Moses To 70 Elders To Equip Them To Rule
Israel
a)
[Compare Num 11:18-29]:
- 6)
The Holy Spirit Came Upon The Judges Of Israel In Order To Enable Them
To Perform Their Tasks Of Leadership
a)
[Compare Judges 3:9-10]:
b)
[Compare Judges 11:29]:
c)
[Compare Judges 15:10-14]:
- 7)
The Holy Spirit Came Upon The Prophets To Prophecy To The Israelites
a)
[Compare 1 Pet 1:10-11]:
b) [Compare
Neh 9:29-30]:
c)
[Compare 2 Pet 1:19-21]:
d) [Compare
Ezekiel 2:2; 3:12, 14, 24; 8:3; 11:5, 24; 37:1; 43:5]:
- 8)
The Holy Spirit Temporarily Came Upon Some People In The Old Testament
For Specific Tasks For Them To Perform
- a)
The Spirit Came Upon Othniel To Conquer Cushan-Rishathaim
-
- i)
[Compare Judg. 3:7-11]:
-
- b)
The Spirit Of God Came Upon Gideon To Defeat The Midianites
-
- i)
[Compare Judges 6:33-34]:
-
- c)
The Spirit Of God Came Upon Jephthah To Defeat The Ammonites
-
- i)
[Compare Judges 11:29]:
- d)
The Spirit Of God Came Upon Samson To Defeat The Philistines
-
- i)
[Judges 14:6a]:
- e)
The Spirit Of God Came Upon Balaam To Prophecy Blessing Concerning
Israel
-
- i)
[Compare Num 24:2]:
-
- 9)
The Holy Spirit Filled Some People In The Old Testament
- a)
God Filled Bezalel And Many Other Craftsmen With The Spirit, Giving Them
Skill, Ability and Knowledge For Craftsmenship To Beautify The
Tabernacle
-
- i)
[Compare Exod. 31:1-11]:
-
- ii)
[Compare Ex 35:30-36:1]:
-
- 10)
Instrumentality Of The Spirit In Building The Temple Of Solomon
-
- a)
[Compare 1 Chronicles 28:11-12]:
11)
Instrumentality of the Spirit in Building the Temple of Zerubbabel
a)
[Zech 4:6-9]:
12)
The Holy Spirit Instructed The Israelites In Their Wanderings In The
Desert
a)
[Compare Isa 63:11-14]:
b)
[Compare Nehemiah 9:20]:
VIII)
THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS UPON ALL ISRAEL AND WAS GRIEVED WHEN THE NATION
SINNED AND SERVED IN INNUMERABLE WAYS TO DELIVER HER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
A)
INTRODUCTION
B)
PASSAGES WHICH INDICATE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS UPON ALL ISRAEL
1)
[Compare Isaiah 63:8-10]:
IX)
THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS PRESENT IN OLD TESTAMENT AGES
RESTRAINING SIN
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Compare Gen 6:3]:
X)
CONCLUSION
