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NASB | Numbers 14:24 "But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 14:24 "But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it. |
Subject: Is Caleb a "type" of Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: Hi rdc/dsb, Thank you for your interest. What I say in elaborating on "a different spirit" would be from a personal study involving choices of pronouns of Deity and the capitalization of these pronouns. You would have to understand where I am coming from, plus you would have to understand that this is a study in progress and open to change. Right now, I see Caleb as having a different "spirit" [lower case]. I don't fully know what that spirit or even holy spirit entails. But I know that it is not the Spirit of God or Holy Spirit or Spirit of Jesus that is spoken of in Numbers 14:24. There are many places where the spirit [sic] is spoken of, as relating to a spirit of wisdom and knowledge for instance. This spirit is given, poured out, and fills us to my mind and way of thinking. 1) The idea of "contrast" between Numbers and 2 Corinthians is not so much a difference in content, words, or ideas, or in describing different spirits. Rather, I see both the "different spirit" and the Holy Spirit in the three pronouns of Numbers 14:24. That is just the way I see it right now. For 2 Corinthians 11:2, I see three pronouns in verses 2-4 that to my mind speak of the Man Jesus Christ. Thus I see a contrast between the Spirit and the Man in these two passages. The occurances of "a different spirit" in both of these passages is noteworthy to my particular study as regarding my counting of pronouns. 2) Thank you for pointing out the Joshua references. I am afraid that I have to do more work in studying Joshua; but I look forward to comparing Joshua 15:19 with verses like that difficult one of John 7:38. Are Caleb's "springs of water" related to the "rivers of living water" of John 7:38? Should the Spirits of verse 39 be lower case? Like I say there is much to study and consider. But I would also say that we should remain open to new ideas and revelations. I ask this just as Paul did in 2 Corinthians 11:4 where he seems to bemoan the fact that the Corinthians listen splendidly to some "super-apostles"; if they give them such an excellent hearing will they not listen to him? So I ask you just as 2 Corinthians 12:18 says, "Do we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps?" From the heart, Ray |
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