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1 | The Holy Spirit working in the OT and NT | Ex 31:3 | Wlerin | 121386 | ||
On the Similarities between the Spirit in the Old Testament and the New. Part 1 (This note was started based on a discussion/dispute elsewhere.) In Ex 31:3, The man who is filled with the Spirit of God is given wisdom and ability to perform a particular task for the purpose of building the Tabernacle. In 1 Sam 16:13, the Spirit of the Lord is said to have come upon David from that day forward. Now, what happened when Saul first received the Spirit of the Lord? (1 Sam 10:6, 9, 10) He prophesied, and was changed into another man. What else did Saul do in the Spirit? (1 Sam 11:6-8) His anger burned greatly, and brought Israel together to fight against the Lord's enemies, to save the city of Jabesh-gilead. More mentions of the Spirit of YHWH (or God) on or in men, - Num. 27:18 (of Joshua), Judg 3:10, 6:34, 11:29, 13:25, 14:6; In Nu 11:24-29, an event is recorded which may be considered a prophecy in action, rather than word: In v 25, "The Lord... took of the Spirit who was upon him [Moses] and placed (Him) [the Spirit] upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them they prophesied. But they did not do it again." Now, here we see perhaps the first shadow of the Joel promise, and of Pentecost, in verse 29: "...would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!" Now then, compare these few examples to the initial NT filling in Acts 2:2-4. Are these at all similar? A noise like a violent rushing wind, and tongues of fire resting on each of those present, following which they all began to speak in tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. They spoke of the mighty deeds of God. And, having been filled with the Spirit, Peter comes forward to speak and explain the gospel (:14-36), including the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Has Peter ever spoken like this before? Not only did he suddenly testify unlike he had ever done before, but all who heard were pierced to the heart (v 37) and many believed. Then, in 4:23-31, the people, in response to the actions of the priests and elders, prayed to God with one accord, requesting to speak His word with all boldness (29), while He extends His hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through His Son's holy Name. When they had prayed, the place were they had gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit to speak the word of God with boldness. Furthermore, note 6:3,7,8,10,15; 7:1-53, 54-55: ...select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.... The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people....But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.... And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw his face like the face of an angel. Then Stephen breaks forth into a great explanation of the gospel, beginning with Abraham, through Moses, Solomon, and then to the coming of the Righteous One, who is Christ. After this, "they were cut to the quick...But being full of the Holy Spirit, he (Stephen) gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." |
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2 | The Holy Spirit working in the OT and NT | Ex 31:3 | Wlerin | 121387 | ||
Now, what can be my point? How are the outpouring in the Old Testament, and those in the New, related? Firstly, in the OT, God put His Spirit upon men to enable them to accomplish a task, in fact a very specific task. In Ex 31:3, it was for building the Tabernacle. In 1 Sam 11:6, it was to deliver a city of Israel from her enemies. In all of the Judges passages, the Spirit came to deliver, to lead, and to teach the sons of Israel, who are God's chosen nation. Now, "remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off were made near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall...that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross..." (Eph 2:12-14,15b-16) And "So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the holy, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." Also note 3:5-6,12. Now, this idea is propounded in other verses which I have not the time to find (though if others know them, I would be grateful if ye added them). What is the idea? First, a few words from Corinthians: 1 Cor 12:4 There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. (this applies both to the NT and the OT). :5 There are varieties of ministries (methods of service) but the same Lord, :6 ...varieties of effects...the same God who works all things in all. :7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit FOR THE COMMON GOOD. And, v 8-10 "the same Spirit", v 11 The same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. So then, what is the will of the Spirit? What was His goal then, and His goal now? Now, the point I am attempting to make is that, in Ex 31:3 especially, the Goal of the Spirit's gift was the building, or the edifying (literal meaning), of the Tabernacle. And this Tabernacle was a shadow of the Body of Christ (Heb. 8:5, and also somewhat, 9:1-5 and 10:1). Therefore, this first filling of the Spirit signifies: the Spirit giving wisdom and skill and ability to men in order to build up and edify His Church. This is also made clear in 1 Cor 14, and perhaps elsewhere (I don't have time or space for more research, but I should love more verses, or comments, or corrections). |
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