The Holy Ghost
Four lists of nine
Wednesday Night Bible Study 10/18/2023
By Ty Robinson
In tonight’s Bible study we will look at several scriptures that inform us more about the Holy Ghost, who is called by several names in scripture, and has several scriptural symbols, and several types in scripture. There is no way we can cover all that is written about the Holy Ghost in one Bible study, for it would take a book to present this information, and the recommended book to learn all about the Holy Ghost is our Bible.
We read in 2 TIMOTHY 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. The agency of the trinity of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Spirit (the Holy Ghost) that inspired all Holy scripture is the Holy Ghost, also called the Holy Spirit. The Apostle Peter was full of the Holy Ghost when he wrote in 2 PETER 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. Peter here was speaking of Old Testament scripture, and how it was inspired by the Holy Ghost.
We just mentioned the trinity, and the Apostle John wrote in 1 JOHN 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. The Word is another name for Jesus Christ, and we read in REVELATION 19:13 that His ...name is called The Word of God. The Word of God is scripture. When we did our meaning of the Bible numbers study many years ago we found the number 1 is also associated with GOD THE FATHER; the number 2 with GOD THE SON, who is JESUS; and the number 3 with GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT, who is also known as THE HOLY GHOST.
The HOLY GHOST is associated with the number 3, the number 9 and the number 27 are divisible by 3. 9 is 3 squared, and 27 is three cubed, (3X3X3). There are nine names of the Holy Ghost in scripture. (We will go over this in a minute.) There are nine gifts of the Holy Ghost found in 1 CORINTHIANS 12. There are nine offices of the Holy Ghost. The facts of these three lists of nine things brings to 27 (9 times 9 times 9) points of importance concerning the Holy Ghost. 27 is the number associated with THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL, so we find to properly preach the gospel message one must be filled with the Holy Ghost. Also to be fully able to receive THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL one must be filled with the Holy Ghost. Without question to be in the Bride of Christ one must be filled with the Holy Ghost. ACTS 19:2 ...Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?
Nine names of the Holy Ghost in scripture:
(1) The Holy Ghost -- There are 89 scriptures which mention the Holy Ghost in the Bible. I will give you two: JOHN 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:... . ACTS 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:... .
(2) The Spirit -- JOHN 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. ACTS 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. There are over two hundred other scriptures that reference the Holy Ghost as The Spirit.
(3) Holy Spirit -- LUKE 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
(4) Comforter -- JOHN 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,... . JOHN 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
(5) The Spirit of Truth -- JOHN 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:... . JOHN 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
(6) The Spirit of the LORD -- (Found in thirty scriptures): JUDGES 15:14 {Samson} ...and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him,... . 2 SAMUEL 23:2 {David} The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. LUKE 4:18 {Jesus} The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
(7) My Spirit -- EZEKIEL 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you,... . JOEL 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:... . This is also quoted in ACTS 2:17.
(8) The promise of my Father {and similar phrases} -- LUKE 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. ACTS 1:4 ...but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. ACTS 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
(9) God of peace -- ROMANS 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. ROMANS 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. PHILIPPIANS 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. HEBREWS 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
There are nine gifts of the Holy Ghost found in 1 CORINTHIANS 12, which was written, and preached, and taught by the Apostle Paul. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit (1) the word of wisdom; to another (2) the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another (3) faith by the same Spirit; to another (4) the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another (5) the working of miracles; to another (6) prophecy; to another (7) discerning of spirits; to another (8) divers kinds of tongues; to another (9) the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
There are nine offices of the Holy Ghost.
(1) The Holy Ghost is the reprover (the concivtor, the one who brings to light) of the following three things found in JOHN 16. JOHN 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
(2) The Holy Ghost is the agent of the new birth. JOHN 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
(3) The Holy Ghost is a witness to sonship. ROMANS 8:16 (from a Paraphrased version) For His Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts, and tells us that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; presuming we suffer jointly, so that we may also enjoy glory jointly. The Greek word for joint-heirs here is sugkleronomos, number 4789 in The Strong’s Greek Concordance. The most profound, and complete meaning of the Greek word sugkleronomos is joint-heir, or co-inheritor as of a wife with her husband! The sugkleronomos joint-heirs with Christ will be the Bride of Christ!! Sugkleronomos then takes sonship to the highest level.
(4) One of the offices of the Holy Ghost is that of the Comforter. We mentioned earlier that Comforter is one of His names also. JOHN 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;... . JOHN 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:... .
(5) The Holy Ghost is our guide and teacher into all of the truth. JOHN 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. JOHN 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
(6) The Holy Ghost is the director of ministers. ACTS 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. ACTS 16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. There are many other scriptures, which also point out how the Holy Ghost is the director of ministers.
(7) The Holy Ghost is the inspirer of scriptures. We also mentioned this fact in our introduction. 2 TIMOTHY 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,... . 2 PETER 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
(8) The Holy Ghost is the distributor of the nine gifts we read about in 1 CORINTHIANS 12. (9) The Holy Ghost is the agency of the trinity who calls, and prepares the Bride to forever be the wife of Jesus. Many scriptures bring this point out, but for so many not filled with the Holy Ghost, these things are hidden in the shadows, and not seen by uninspired eyes. One example of this is the story of a bride for Isaac in GENESIS 24. Few realize that this story of GENESIS 24 is but a type and shadow of the preparing of a bride for our heavenly Isaac, Jesus. We did a long study on GENESIS 24, and found that there are nine things given of Abraham’s servant (typical of the Holy Ghost in that chapter) to Rebekah (the bride to be) in GENESIS 24. Abraham’s servant gave Rebekah (1) a golden earring, (2) two bracelets, (3) jewels of silver, (4) jewels of gold, (5) raiment, (6) camels to ride, (7) abundant provisions for the long journey, (8) instructions concerning Isaac, (9) and ultimately through all kinds of obstacles, he guided her to him. Again, The Holy Ghostis the one who prepares the Bride of Christ to rule and reign with Him.
Let’s enlarge on these nine items found in GENESIS 24, which point out to us the importance of being full of the Holy Ghost, and having the Holy Spirit guide our lives.
(1) The golden earing (GENESIS 24:22). The golden earring points us to the ear. Ears are for hearing. Ten times in scripture we find the phrase “ears to hear,” and eight times in the gospel record we find Jesus saying to people who have “ears to hear, let him hear.” The emphasis that Jesus was making in this statement was on the quality of hearing, and how that the hearer must hear with open ears and open hearts to properly receive the good news gospel message. Additionally Paul’s gospel message teaches us about the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. What we need to see in the golden earring of GENESIS 24:22 is that the Bride of Christ will have an ear for the things of the Lord.
(2) The two bracelets (GENESIS 24:22). The power of the Holy Ghost is typified in this 24th chapter of GENESIS by the golden bracelets being placed on our future bride to be (Rebekah’s) hands. Ten times in scripture we find the word “bracelets.” Ten is the number of RESPONSIBILITY ACCORDING TO ABILITY. We find also again the number ten here in GENESIS 24:22 concerning the bracelets ...of ten shekels weight of gold;... . Gold is an emblem of purity, a metal least tarnished, and speaks to us of deity (the divine nature of God), divine life, and Godly perfection. Further note that a bracelet is often made as a complete circle of metal. Here the metal was most precious gold. The circle we have heard in many a marriage ceremony represents eternity in that it has no beginning nor no end. There are two bracelets mentioned here in verse 22, the number two having again to do with SUFFICIENT TESTIMONY, SUFFICIENT WITNESS, and a number that points to JESUS. God made us with two hands with which to worship Him. And on these two hands He gave us ten fingers, which, when we worship Him with hands held high, all point upward toward heaven, showing that with our limited ability we have reached out by faith unto God and His unlimited ability, thus showing our RESPONSIBILITY ACCORDING TO ABILITY. Thus we note that the two golden bracelets of ten shekels weight in GENESIS 24:22 points us to the hands of the Holy Spirit filled believer, who reaches out and takes a hold of the might hand of the eternal God, and trusts wholly and completely in His Almighty Divine Power for daily guidance, while progressing on the road of life, until such time as when we will be caught up together with Jesus in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Are His golden bracelets upon your hands?
(3) The jewels of silver. Silver in scripture is typical of redemption. There is a number associated with REDEMPTION, the number twenty. Every Christian should know that we are not redeemed by silver or gold. Peter tells us in 1 PETER 1:18 & 19: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. REDEMPTION is “to deliver by paying a price,” a ransom, if you will. MARK 10:45 notes: For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. The Apostle Paul in in TITUS 2:14 writes this concerning Jesus Christ: Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. As we consider the “jewels of silver” in GENESIS 24:22, what were they? We are not specifically told, however a close look at the Hebrew word for “jewels” (number 3627 in the Strong’s Concordance) indicates that these were probably silver vessels, silver articles, silver implements, silver utensils, in addition to silver jewelry. These silver items were a token (proof) of Isaac’s love for her. She in return could fill up these silver vessels as time went on with items that would be tokens of her love for him. Spiritually speaking, thanksgiving, worship and praise are tokens of thanksgiving toward God. Put together what we have learned so far about silver being a symbol of redemption, and consider the following portion of scripture from REVELATION 5. Recall also that in REVELATION 5 the four beasts are typical of the Bride of Christ described for us in REVELATION 4. REVELATION 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Here we see the maturity that the Bride of Christ will have, and her special appreciation, and the full vessel that is hers of thanksgiving for the redemption that she took full advantage of.
(4) The jewels of gold (GENESIS 24:53). The phrase “...jewels of gold...” is found eight times in scripture, and eight is the number that points to the BRIDE of Christ. Gold is an emblem of purity, a metal least tarnished, and speaks to us of deity (the divine nature of God), divine life, and Godly perfection. In other words gold actually points us up to heaven. Gold is a precious metal currently worth about 88 times as much as silver. Silver has a boiling point of 960.8 degrees C. The boiling point of gold is 2600 degrees C, nearly three times more than silver. Perhaps this brings more meaning to the scripture found in 1 PETER 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. Paul writes in ROMANS 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. The full overcomers in this Church Age will be the ones who have taken this pathway of trial and suffering with Christ, by faith, for they are the ones who are looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of their faith, and with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit in their lives they endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, they fight a good fight of faith, and they go on and finish their race course, keeping the faith, and win God's best. They are the “joy that was set before Him” in HEBREWS 12:2.
(5) The raiment. The word “raiment” (used for the first time in scripture in GENESIS 24:53) is a broad term that deals with clothes, apparel, wardrobe, garments, and various types of clothing. In our story of GENESIS 24 Abraham has sent his eldest servant to the land of his kindred to get a bride for his son Isaac. Isaac is the only child of Abrahamand Sarah, yet at forty years old has remained unmarried. No doubt Abraham and Isaac have had long discussions about getting a proper wife for Isaac, and much preparations and planning have taken place concerning this occasion. Abraham’s servant has been a big part of this discussion and preparation. A dowry (a gift by a man to his bride) has been planned. This dowry has so far included two golden bracelets, an earring, some jewels of silver, some jewels of gold, and now some raiment; fine garments representing who he is, and what he thinks of her. Fine garments fit for a Bride is what is represented here. PSALMS 45 pictures the Bride of Christ in type. PSALMS 45:13 & 14 reads: The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. The “raiment of needlework” is a masterpiece work, and such a Masterpiece is preformed in the heart of the full overcomer by the Holy Ghost. This “raiment of needlework” is representative of a heavenly royal garment! In LUKE 24:49 we read about the Holy Ghost, who would come on the day of Pentecost, yet future as spoken of here, and that they would ...be endued with power from on high. The word “endued” here means to be clothed with. To be clothed with, and in this instance means to be clothed with the power of the Holy Ghost. The Bride of Christ will truly be clothed with the power of the Holy Ghost in order to be qualified to wear the lampros white fine linen garment spoken of in REVELATION 19:8. REVELATION 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. This truly is the ultimate raiment.
(6) The camels to ride. The camels represent the daily and everyday tests and trials, whether big or small, and often unpleasant situations that comes our way. Camels can be nasty, and they can bite. Further the camels represent the fact that these tests and trials of everyday full overcoming Christian life are indeed sent from God, and are left in the charge of the Holy Spirit for the express purpose of drawing us to that closest place of fellowship that the Bride of Christ will have with our lovely Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! The full overcomer will accept these often unpleasant situations that comes their way, like camels sent from God, to be ridden in victory on their journey to their heavenly Bridegroom!!!...Rebekah arose... ...and... ...rode upon the camels. Rebekah knew Abraham’s servant not only could lead Rebekah to Isaac, but he could instruct her on all he knew about him. He could tell her all about Isaac’s likes and dislikes, what kind of person he was, what kind of things he liked to do, and answer her every question concerning Isaac. Rebekahrealized that without following Abraham’s servant she would never be bride to Isaac. Rebekah’s responsibility unto Isaac was to follow the leading of Abraham’s servant, follow his instructions, ride his camels, trust his leading, trust his knowledge and experience, learn of Isaac from him: to find out what was Isaac like, what did he like to do, what did he like to eat, and what were his dislikes. Thus in following the expert leading of Abraham’s servant she was really claiming him to be her servant. The fact of the matter was that Abraham’s servant was really now and forevermore Rebekah’s servant too! ...Rebekah arose... ...and... ...rode upon the camels..., ... and followed the man.
(7) The abundant provisions for the long journey. The truth is, the long journey to bring Jesus His Bride began in the eternities past. His abundant provision for us was finished upon the cross of Calvary. Fifty days after Jesus resurrection from the dead, which was the day of Pentecost, He sent His promised Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, to guide us into all truth, and the deeper things of God, and to make us ready to be in the Bride of Christ. We have been provided exceeding abundantly above all that we could ask or think provision, according to the power that worketh in us, which power is the Holy Ghost! Abraham’s servant had ten camels with him, but mainly they carried provisions, and were brought as a means of transportation for Rebekah, and her stuff, so to my way of thinking Abraham’s servant probably had no more than three menservants with him, but the fact remains that scripture doesn’t say, so we can not say for sure how many men were with him. However in our story of GENESIS 24 we know that these men with Abraham’s servant were typical of something, so we must ask what were the men with Abraham’s servant were typical of? Think about it like this: Abraham’s servant is typical of the Holy Ghost in this chapter. The men that were with him, were with him, not against him. The men that were with Abraham’s servant were helpful to him, no doubt strong men and good workers; men whom Abraham’s servant had know for a long time; men who were reliable; men who would follow his leading. These men that were with him are representative of those mature Saints who are following the leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives; mature Saints who are strong in the Lord, and good workers of the Lord’sbusiness; mature Saints who have been walking with the Lord for some time. In EPHESIANS 6:10 we read: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might..., and then the Apostle Paul goes on to tell of the warfare and armour of the Spirit filled believer. It is this kind of Saint that is representative of the men that were with Abraham’s servant. The Apostle Paul too had strong Saints in the Lord who were labourers together with God (see 1 CORINTHIANS 3:9), and one such Saint was Stephanas, whom we find in 1 CORINTHIANS 16. 1 CORINTHIANS 16:15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, [Stephanas means “crowned”] that it is the firstfruits [one of the first, therefore one of the families that had been walking with the Lord the longest there at Corinth; a reference to mature Saints] of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,). The word addict means (Webster): To give (oneself) up (to some strong habit). In the case of the house of Stephanas they loved the Lord so much, and appreciated the gospel so much that they had given themselves up to the ministry of the saints, which is about the only worthy addiction there is! 1 CORINTHIANS 16:16That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth. How many mature Holy Spirit filled Saint’s have really encouraged you to run for prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus? {See PHILIPPIANS 3:14}. One, two, three or more? These mature Saint’s are the ones who are representative of the men that were with Abraham’s servant. In verse 32 we find mention of the “men’s feet” that were with Abraham’s servant, which again in type points us to the fact that these men were walking with the Lord, and following the guiding of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
8) The instructions concerning Isaac. Rebekah said in GENESIS 24:58 ...I will go,... which also is a statement that perfectly tests all who commit in their hearts to go on with God. I will go... was a life changing statement for Rebekah. Rebekah with this statement was committing to be bride to Isaac. Furthermore she was accepting the leading and the guidance of Abraham’s servant for herself. Whether or not she realized it, Abraham’s servant was really her servant! His very job was to bring her to Isaac. But in GENESIS 24:65 we read that Abraham’s servant was also Isaac’s servant. And with Rebekah now being committed unto Isaac as his wife, Abraham’s servant would now become Rebekah’s servant, and in fact he was Rebekah’s servant from this point forward. Rebekah’s responsibility unto Isaac was to follow the leading of Abraham’s servant, follow his instructions, ride his camels, trust his leading, trust his knowledge and experience, learn of Isaac from him: to find out what Isaac was like, what he liked to do, what he liked to eat, and what were his dislikes. Thus in following the expert leading of Abraham’s servant she was really claiming him to be her servant. The fact of the matter was that Abraham’s servant was really now and forevermore Rebekah’s servant too! Bring this down to you and me. The Holy Ghost was given to us on the day of Pentecost on the behalf of Jesus, sent from God the Father for the express purpose of being a teacher, a guide, a Comforter, to instruct us in all things, and help us learn all things of Christ that are important for us to know, especially of the deeper things that we need help with in running the race to be a part of that company that will be in the Bride of Christ. Are you following His leading? Are you running the race? Have you too in your heart said like Rebekah, ...I will go...? I will go on following the Holy Spirit’s leading. Wherever He leads I will follow for the express purpose of being married to Jesus! Don’t be hindered. After Rebekah spoke ...I will go... her family no longer hindered her, and, in fact, they encouraged her as is stated in GENESIS 24:60 -- And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. The full overcomer will, like Rebekah, mount the camel(s) daily and follow the wise instructions and leading of the Holy Spirit, regardless of whether or not the experience is good or bad for the moment, realizing in the big picture of God this overcoming experience is necessary, and in the end is really good for them. How long must we do this? Until the day we see Jesus! This is a lifetime commitment, just like it was for Rebekah. We have no record that she ever got to see her loving family again. Furthermore it was twenty years of marriage before she had any family of her own, besides Isaac. GENESIS 24:67 and GENESIS 26:7 & 8 tells a little of how much Isaac loved Rebekah. If we could only see how much Jesus Christ loved us we too would be willing to arise, ride the camels, and follow the leading of the Holy Ghost until the day we see Jesus. In so doing we become full overcomers, and Bride to Christ.
(9) And ultimately through all kinds of obstacles, he guided her to him. This is our ninth point, the number 9 being the number associated with FINALITY or DIVINE COMPLETENESS. The Holy Ghost has the power to take anything that is God’s and use it to bring a wife unto His Son Jesus? Notice how Jesus stated these same facts in the following verses: JOHN 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;... ...26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. JOHN 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. ACTS 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:... . In GENESIS 24 Rebekah had no power to get to Isaac until Abraham’s servant came, and guided her unto him! In like fashion during this church age the Bride of Christ will only be able to make herself ready by following the leading and guidance of the Holy Ghost, whom she has received unto herself!
The phrase “perfect heart” is found nine times in scripture.
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