And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor.
Isaiah lists seven spirits of God.
“And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”
Isaiah 11:2
The spirit of the Lord is the first of Isaiah’s seven, and the name of the rest. It shall rest upon the Branch, the rod out of Jesse. Jesus reads the next chapter in Nazareth: the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me. This is not a spirit among many gods. It is the Spirit of the Lord resting on the Son. The other six names are this Spirit spoken in fullness.
- It rests upon Him. It is not borrowed.
- Jesus says the Scripture is fulfilled in their ears.
- The seven are one Spirit. This is the name that holds them.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.
This day is this scripture fulfilled.
- The spirit of the Lord is the first of the seven.
- It rests upon the Branch.
- Jesus says it is upon Him.
- He was anointed to preach the gospel to the poor.
- The other six names are this Spirit.
- It is not a second god.
- The Name – Spirit of the Lord.
- The Rest – Upon the Branch.
- The Reading – Nazareth.
- The Anointing – To preach.
- The Six – Named in Him.
- The Limit – One Spirit.
- Isaiah 11:2 – “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”
- Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek.”
- Luke 4:18 – “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor.”
- Luke 4:21 – “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”
- Isaiah 11:1 – “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.”
- Matthew 3:16 – “And he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him.”
- Acts 10:38 – “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power.”
- Revelation 1:4 – “And from the seven Spirits which are before his throne.”
- Ephesians 4:4 – “There is one body, and one Spirit.”
- John 3:34 – “For God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.”
The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
The spirit of the Lord is the first name. The other six are this Spirit. He rests upon the Son.
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