The HolySpirit as a person in the Jewish scriptures.
The HolySpirit is a person and by that I mean he has Divine will, emotion and intellect and power. I’ll prove this by using solely Old testament scriptures to show the christian beliefs on the HolySpirit being God is not something christians made up in the new testament.
The HolySpirit Can create and give Life, speaks, has emotions, instructs, empower people and give them rest, omnipresent (everywhere), omnipotent (all powerful), omniscience (all knowing), here is the scripture references,
The Spirit of God creates: Created Job
The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
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29When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
Psalm 104:29-30
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12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”
Ezekiel 37:12-14
The Spirit of God is breath of life
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”
Genesis 6:3For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.
Genesis 6:17of ALL that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
Genesis 7:22
God Spirit speaks through David
2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.3 The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me:When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,
2 Sam 23:2-3
The Spirit speaks to Ezekiel
But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house.
Ez 3:24
And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
Ez 11:5
The Spirit has Emotions.
10But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.
Isa 63:10
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How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
Psa 78:40
The Spirit gives Instructions
You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.
Neh 9:20
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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Psa 143:10
The Spirit inspire prophets to preach Boldly
Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. Neh 9:30
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On the other hand I am filled with power With the Spirit of the Lord And with justice and courage To make known to Jacob his rebellious act,
Even to Israel his sin.
Micah 3:8
The Spirit Preserved and gave Rest the Israelites in the wilderness.
11 Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people.Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put in the midst of them his Holy Spirit,
Isa 63:11
Like livestock that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.So you led your people, to make for yourself a glorious name.
Isa 63:14
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And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exo 33:14
Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your HolySpirit from me.
Psa 51:11
The Spirit being Omnipresent
7 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
Psa 139:7-8
The Spirit is Omniscience
13Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? 14 Whom did he consult, and who made him understand?Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Isa 40:13-14
Born again in the O.T.
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules
Ezk 36:25-27
The day of Pentecost in the O.T.
There is a typology or a shadow of The HolySpirit being poured out in the Old Testament that parallel with the Day of Pentecost in the New testament. Moses asked God for help to lead the people.
the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for Me seventy men from among the elders of Israel whom you know to be the elders of the people and their officers; bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take away some of the Spirit who is upon you, and will put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not have to bear it all alone.
Number 11:16-17
The Lord had took the His HolySpirit and anointed 70 elders and extended it to two other men
26 But two men had remained in the camp; one named Eldad and the other named Medad. The Spirit rested upon them (now they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the Tent), and they prophesied in the camp. 27 So a young man ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!”
Numbers 11:26-29
The HolySpirit is Omnipresent, Omniscience and Omnipotence by having the ability to distinguish between Moses and the 70 the Elders and the Two men in the camp? and empowering each one of them to lead the people and prophesy the will of the Lord for the people? He is God’s Spirit and has no Limit
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Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened (Limited)? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walk upright?
Micah 2:7
The HolySpirit is God Almighty 🕊️
In Chirst,
Mustafa
