HOLY SPIRIT
Relation With Old
Testament Prophets
Page numbers below are for those who
study out of the NIV Pew Bible. If you
do not have one, ignore the page numbers.
All the scriptures remain the same.
NOTE: As you read
the Old Testament, keep in mind God never runs ahead of mankind. He deals with us where we are, even when
we're barbaric.
Came Upon/Into
DAY ONE:
Numbers 24:1-2; 31:8 (pg.
155) Normally Balaam resorted to what
practice to prophecy for the king of Moab?
______________________ _____________________________ Apparently he believed in several gods, and
was willing to add the Lord of the wandering Israelites to his list. When he saw the Israelites, Who CAME UPON
this PAGAN so he could speak a true prophecy? _____________________________
He never prophesied again after this time. What happened to him a little later? ____________________________
Judges 3:10f (pg.
234) When God's Spirit CAME UPON
Othniel and he became the supreme judge of Israel, the Spirit helped him keep
_______________________________________ in the land forty years.
Judges 6:34; 7:12,21 God's
Spirit CAME UPON Gideon, helping him defeat with his army of 300 how many
Midianites?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Judges 11:1, 29, 33 God's
Spirit CAME UPON Jephthah, enabling him to destroy how many towns of the
enemy? ________
Judges 14:6 God's
Spirit CAME UPON Samson, giving him power to tear what apart with his bare
hands? ________
Judges 14:19 Another
time God's Spirit CAME UPON Samson so that he was strong enough to kill how
many of the enemy single handedly?
__________________________
Judges 15:14-15 Once more
God's Spirit CAME UPON Samson and he was able to break what? ____________________ Then he took the
jawbone of a donkey and killed how many of the enemy? ________________________
1 Samuel 11:2,6,11 (pg.
270) God's Spirit CAME UPON King Saul,
enabling him to lead his army to destroy the army of what people? ________________________________
1 Samuel 16:13 When
Samuel anointed David as the next king, God's Spirit CAME UPON David as it had
all the others previously, except it stayed from ____________________________
______________________.
Why
the exception? Perhaps because David
wrote most of the Psalms over a period of forty years until his death.
1 Samuel 19:18-20 When King
Saul sent someone to capture David so he could kill him, David was hiding with
Samuel and his prophets. Who did God's
Spirit COME UPON so that they began prophesying? _________________
DAY TWO:
1 Samuel 19:21-23 Although
God had earlier rejected Saul as king (15:26), when Saul went to personally capture
David so he could kill him, what happened to him?____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
1 Chronicles 12:14-18 (Pg.
403) When God's Spirit CAME UPON the
thirty warriors from Gad, He helped them decide to come to ____________________
in his ___________________________________.
2 Chronicles 15:1, 8 (pg.
434) When God's Spirit CAME UPON
Azariah, he encouraged King Asa to listen to a prophet's words and take
______________ _______________________________________.
2 Chronicles 20:14-15 When God's
Spirit CAME UPON Jaha-ziel, he was able to tell King Jehoso-phat that he should
____________________ be ____________________________ or _________________________________
because of the ____________________ army, for the battle was not theirs but
______________________.
2 Chronicles 24:20-21 When God's
Spirit CAME UPON Zechariah, He helped Zechariah declare in front of everyone
that, since they'd forsaken God, he'd ___________________________________
_______________. He must have also
given him courage when he refused to recant, for what did the people do as a
result of his message? ____________________________________________________________
Ezekiel 2:2-3 (Pg.
804) When God's Spirit CAME UPON
(translated NIV "came into") Ezekiel, He literally ________ Ezekiel
to his ____________________. Then He
told him, "I am ______________________________ you."
Did
the Holy Spirit make Ezekiel fall backward to the floor? ______________
Ezekiel 3:24-27 When
God's Spirit CAME UPON (translated NIV "came into) Ezekiel the next time,
he did what a second time?
___________________________________________________________________________________ Then He told him to go into his house where
his enemies will bind him and perhaps question him. But God's Spirit made him ______________________________ and
unable to rebuke them. After they grew
impatient, God's Spirit opened his mouth and told him what to
________________________________.
Ezekiel 11:5 When
God's Spirit CAME UPON Ezekiel next, He told Ezekiel to tell the Israelites
that He could read their
what?
________________________________________________________________________
Acts 10:44-46 When
God's Spirit CAME UPON Gentiles who were hearing the gospel from Peter, they
did what?
______________________________________________________________________________________
When
was the only other time this phenomenon of people speaking in languages had
occurred (Acts 2:1 & 14)?
___________________________________________ Who was it given to at that time? ________
What
nationality were the Apostles?
______________________
What
nationality were these people Peter preached to? _________________________
Do
you see the significance of an external showing of the H.S. on these two
groups? It fulfilled the prophecy to
pour God's Spirit on ALL PEOPLE, not just Jews.
Acts 11:15 Later
when Peter explained to the Apostles and elders in Jerusalem what had happened
so they would accept Gentiles into the church, he said God's Spirit came on
them in the same way "He had come on us _____ _____________________
__________________________________________________.
THE
BEGINNING OF WHAT (Acts 2:1,47-KJV)?
______________________________________________
WHO
IS "US" (Acts 2:14)?
_____________________________________________________________
Acts 19:2-7 These
people had never heard of Who?
_____________________________________________________ They had only been
baptized with John's baptism. So Paul
baptized them into the name of the
___________________________________________.
Then, placing his hands on them, God's
Spirit helped them speak in ________________________________________and
_______________________________.
NOTE: A similar incident had happened earlier with
people who had been baptized only in the name of Jesus, in which case, the
apostles gave them the Holy Spirit. But
in this case, they had not been baptized in the name of Jesus because they
apparently didn't even know Jesus had come and didn't know there was a Holy
Spirit. Because of their confusion,
Paul baptized them first, then gave them the Holy Spirit next so they would see
for themselves there was a Holy Spirit.
Normally, they had to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19, pg. 967).
Lifted Up/Caught Up/Went Up/Brought Up
DAY THREE:
2 Kings 2:9-11 (pg.
356) With the power of God's Spirit, Elijah
WENT UP to _____________________________________ in a
____________________________________________.
NOTE: The reference to the whirlwind is similar to
the tunnel some people who have "died" briefly say they started
through.
2 Kings 2:16 These
prophets, students of Elijah's, decided to look for Elijah because perhaps
God's Spirit had both PICKED him UP and then ______________________________ him
_______________________________ somewhere else.
Ezekiel 3:12-13 (pg.
804) God's Spirit LIFTED UP Ezekiel to
somewhere where he could hear the sound of __________ of the living creatures.
Ezekiel 3:14 God's
Spirit LIFTED UP Ezekiel and took him away, even though he resisted, because
God's strong what was on him?
_______________________________
Isaiah 63:12 (pg. 726) refers to the
Holy Spirit as being the ________________________ of God's power.
Ezekiel 3:15 Ezekiel
lived near the Kebar River (see 1:1 & 2).
In verse 12 Ezekiel praised the Lord where? __________________________ ______________________________________ How could that explain why he was angry to
be returned to his home?
___________________________________________________________________________
God's
Spirit can not only take us to heaven, but He can return us to earth also.
Ezekiel 8:3 God's
Spirit LIFTED Ezekiel UP and took him (through a vision) to what city and
building in the country of Palestine?
______________________________________________________________________________
Ezekiel 11:1-2 At another
time, God's Spirit LIFTED Ezekiel UP and took him back to the Temple in
Jerusalem where he saw leaders of the people ________________________________
evil.
Ezekiel 11:24 While
still in the state of a vision, God's Spirit LIFTED Ezekiel back UP and
returned him to the other exiles in
________________________________________________________________________
Ezekiel 37:1 Another
time, God's Spirit BROUGHT him UP and set him down in the middle of a
________________.
Ezekiel 43:1-3 Yet
another time, God's Spirit BROUGHT Ezekiel back to Jerusalem to which gate?
_________________ This, too, was a vision (v. 3)
DAY FOUR:
Ezekiel 43:5 Then
God's Spirit LIFTED him UP and brought him into the inner court of what? _____________________
NOTE: Remember, the Temple was destroyed at this
time. This is a vision to reassure the
Jewish exiles that they will indeed return to Jerusalem some day and rebuild
their Temple some day.
2 Corinthians 12:1-2 (pg.
1126) Centuries later, Paul, referring
to visions and revelations, inferred that it was he who was CAUGHT UP to
where?
_________________________________________________________________
Ephesians 2:13, 18 (pg.
1134) God promises all Christians that,
although formerly away from God, we have been BROUGHT _________________________________________________________
through the ____________________ of Christ.
Near now, but some day actually in God's presence!
Carried By
1 Kings 18:12 (pg.
346) Elijah told Obadiah, a devout
believer in God (v. 3-4) to tell King Ahab where he was hiding. But Obadiah objected, saying, "I don't
________________ ______________________ the Spirit may CARRY you."
Acts 8:39f (pg.
1064) After Philip baptized the
Ethiopian, God's Spirit TOOK Philip AWAY and he reappeared where?
_________________________________________________
2 Peter 1:20-21 (pg.
1180) God's Spirit CARRIED ALONG who as
they wrote Scripture?
________________________
Revelation 17:3 (pg.
1202) God's Spirit and the angel
CARRIED John into a ___________________________________.
Revelation 21:10 (pg.
1206) God's Spirit CARRIED John to a
_______________________________ great and _________. What did he see there?
___________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Still John was already in his holy
city. Revelation 21:2 and Ephesians
5:25, 32 (pg. 1136) says who is the holy city?
______________________________________________
Rested On
DAY FIVE:
NOTE: Below you
will see a stark difference in those above who experienced brief strength from
the Spirit and what happened to a few of the specially chosen ones of God.
The word translated "rested" is from the Hebrew
word "nuach" and is also translated lie down, be at rest, to stay.
Numbers 11:25 (pg.
141) On whom did God's Spirit come and
then REST.
______________________________________
Who had had the Spirit before them?
_______________________________________________________
Did
the Spirit rest on these 70 elders permanently, however? ____________________________________
Who
introduced the Law (Exodus 20:22; 21:1, pg. 74)? ________________________________________
Who
appeared at Jesus' transfiguration (Luke 9:29-31, pg. 1004)? ______________________________
Who
did he give part of God's Spirit on him to (Numbers 34:9, pg. 206)? _________________________
2 Kings 2:15 (pg.
356) God's Spirit, which had RESTED ON
__________________________________ just transferred Himself to rest on
who? ___________________________________________________
Who
introduced the Prophets (1 Kings 17:1, pg. 345)? _________________________________________
Who
appeared at Jesus' transfiguration (Luke 9:29-31, pg. 1004)? _______________________________
Who
did he give part of God's Spirit on him to (2 Kings 2:9-11, pg. 356)? ________________________
Isaiah 11:1-2 (pg.
673) God's Spirit will REST ON a
what/who (be sure and capitalize this word)?
__________________
NOTE: Some translations call "stump" the
"root." King David was the
son of Jesse. Notice that Branch is
capitalized, indicating divinity.
Notice duplication of gifts of the H.S. that the apostles gave in their
time.
9:1 Where was the Branch of David to
live?
_____________________________
Where
did Jesus live (Matthew 4:13-14, pg. 936)?
____________________________
9:2 What was he to do for believers walking
through the shadow of death?
____________________
Who
brought light to people in shadow of death (Matthew 4:15-16, pg. 936)? ______________
Who
was the Branch (Matthew 21:7-9, pg. 955)?
______________________________________
9:6
This prophesied one will grow up to
be called by what four titles? ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
Since Jesus called God's Spirit "another " Counselor in John
14:16-17, pg. 1046, who was the first Counselor? ______________________
Colossians
2:9 (KJV) says in Christ is the fullness of the ____________________ in body
form.
To
whom did the Spirit come down from heaven and REMAIN ("rest") ON
(John 1:29,33-34)? _________
Who
introduced the Christian era (Hebrews 8:6, 13, pg. 1166)? __________________________________
Who
was transfigured when Moses and Elijah appeared (Luke 9:39-21, pg. 1004)? __________________
Who
did he give part of God's Spirit on him to (John 20:19-20,24, pg. 1052)? _______________________ What did he call the previous two eras (Luke
16:16, pg. 1014)?
_________________________________
Zechariah 6:5, 8 (pg.
920) The God of the whole world is
predicted to give His Spirit REST in countries north of Palestine. What continent is north of Palestine? ________________________________________________________
Who
lives there primarily? Jews or
Gentiles? ____________________________
NOTE: The Middle East never has really accepted
Jesus. What was the first stronghold of
Christianity? Europe, beginning in
Turkey, Greece, and Italy. (See the
book of Acts.)
Acts 2:1-4 (pg.
1056) On the Day of Pentecost, God's
Spirit came to REST ON who (see 2:14)? ________________
NOTE: The word translated "spirit"
literally means breath or wind.
Genesis
2:7 (pg. 2) God formed man and "breathed into his
nostrils the ____________________ of life" and man became a living being.
John
3:5-8 (pg. 1029) When Jesus explained the Holy Spirit to
Nicodemus, he used what phenomenon to do so?
___________________________
Who
had the power to impart the Spirit to others (Acts 8:18)? ___________________________________
1 Peter 4:14 (pg.
1179) The Spirit of God's glory RESTED
ON (1:1,2) all who have been ____________________ according to the ___________
of God the Father ______________________________________ of the Spirit for
__________________________________ to Jesus Christ and his blood.
List
what God's glory is. (See Exodus
33:18-19, 34:6-7) ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
In The
Numbers 11:25 (pg.
141) God's Spirit came down to Moses in
what? ___________________________
Luke 4:14 (pg.
995) Jesus, currently in the province
of Judea to be baptized, returned to the province of Galilee IN THE SPIRIT of
__________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: The word translated "power" is
from the Greek word "dunamis" which is also translated "mighty
works" and "miracles."
Apparently it was at this time that Jesus obtained the ability to work
miracles. Also it could also be that
Jesus was suddenly transported by the Spirit from Judea to Galilee. That would certainly have made word spread
about him.
Romans 9:1 (pg.
1097) Paul's ________________________________
was confirmed IN THE SPIRIT.
Romans 14:17-18 (pg.
1102) The Kingdom of God is
______________________________________, _________________________________, and
__________________________________________ IN THE SPIRIT.
How
do we serve Christ, and thus have the true joy of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15,
pg. 1046)? _________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
DAY SIX:
2 Corinthians 6:6 (pg.
1122) What five traits are associated
with being IN THE SPIRIT? _________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Ephesians 6:18 (pg.
1137) We are IN THE SPIRIT every time
we _____________________________________________ How often? ____________________________________________________________________________
If
praying "in the Spirit" means praying in "unknown tongues"
would it be sinful to pray in a language people know? _________________________________
Colossians 1:8 (pg.
1142) We are IN THE SPIRIT whenever we
express what?
________________________________
Hebrews 6:4-6 (pg.
1164) Even though we have experienced
being IN THE SPIRIT, can we fall?
___________________
NOTE: Many other scriptures indicate they can
repent and return if they want. See for
example Acts 8:22 (pg. 1064).
Jude 20 (pg.
1190) We are IN THE SPIRIT when we do
what?
_________________________________________
Revelation 1:10 (pg.
1191) Considering Ephesians 6:18 and
Jude 20 above, what do you think John might have been doing when he was IN THE
SPIRIT?
_______________________________________
What
was the one significant day of the week for Christians (see Matthew 28:1 (pg.
966)? ___________
Revelation 4:2 While John
was IN THE SPIRIT he saw what?
_________________________________________________