The Fix-it Shop :  The Spirit of God :

Originally I thought to take you through the Bible,  examining all the instances we see the different  Natures of the Father and Son.  

It is interesting to see some Heroes of the faith dealt almost exclusively with the Lord and others with God.

First let us  take a look at the Spirit of God and the Spirit of the Lord and see if they  are different from one another.   Are they the Holy Spirit?

Let us walk  through the Spirits of God and the Lord.

We  first see the Spirit of God in Genesis 1:2

“The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Ruach Elohim was hovering over the water.”

Ruach Elohim the breath or breeze of God the Creator / Ruler of all.

1 Corinthians 12 :4-7
“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.   And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.”

“The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.”

The Spirit is there at creation hovering, waiting to be activated.  We next see the Spirit at the time of Joseph.  After being sold into slavery we find that the Lord was with and protected Joseph.

“Yahweh was with him. Yahweh reached out to him with his unchanging love and gave him protection.”

Whether in Potiphers house or prison the Lord was with him and promoted him.  When in prison Pharaohs baker and cup barer had dreams.

“We both had dreams,” they answered him, “but there’s no one to tell us what they mean.”

Joseph answered :

“Isn’t Elohim the only one who can tell what they mean?” Joseph asked them. “Why don’t you tell me all about them.”

This eventually brought him before Pharaoh,  with his dream:

“Because Elohim has let you know all this, there is no one as wise and intelligent as you. You will be in charge of my palace, and all my people will do what you say. I will be more important than you, only because I’m Pharaoh.”

The Pharaoh  asked:  “Can we find anyone like this—a man who has Ruach Elohim in him?”

Joseph protected by Yahweh,  knew  it was Elohim who gave him the “word of knowledge and the word of wisdom”.

We don’t see the Spirit mentioned again until the time of the Exodus. In Exodus 31, we find the Lord giving the Spirit of God:

The Craftsmen for the Tent

“Yahweh said to Moses,  “I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.   I have filled Bezalel with the Ruach Elohim, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.”

The Lord gives men the Spirit of God,  making them highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.  To build the Tabernacle of God. (The Church, the body of  Christ today).

I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make everything I have commanded you:   the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my promise with the throne of mercy on it, and all the other furnishings for the Tent.  They will make all these things as I commanded you.”

Moses who met the Lord and God at the burning bush, wrote the first five books of the Bible.  In Exodus 35:

30″ Then Moses said to the Israelites, “Yahweh has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. 31 Yahweh has filled Bezalel with the Ruach Elohim, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.”

The Spirit of God (Ruach Elohim )  mentioned 16 times in the Old Testament,  gives Wisdom, understanding, knowledge, skill and prophesy.

Balaam had the Ruach Elohim come apon him to prophesie, Sauls messengers,  Saul himself prophesied by the Ruach Elohim.  In Ezekiels life:  ” In these visions from Elohim, the Ruach carried me between heaven and earth. “

We see the Spirit of God  (the Ruach Elohim), gives Wisdom, understanding and knowledge  to build the Tabernacle of God. The Spirit of God  also give words of Knowledge, Wisdom and Prophesy.  To meet the needs of Gods people.

The Spirit of the Lord does all this and more.

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