91 Bible Verses On The Holy Spirit.

In Acts 19:1-2 the story is told…..

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

It is my heart that no one in CityHOPE Church can say what the early Ephesus church said – We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit. So for the month of August we are calling it AweGust and we are having an elevated focus on the Holy Spirit. To prove scripturally the Holy Spirit we have taken a couple of Sunday Mornings to go through verse by verse the mentions of the Holy Spirit. This is not a exhaustive list – but its pretty comprehensive.

Hope these notes help your journey of discovery of the Holy Spirit.

Old Testament Scriptures on the Holy Spirit

Genesis 1:2

The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Creation of man

Genesis 1: 26

God says let us make man in our image

Isaiah 6: 8

Whom shall I send you will go for us

Noah

Genesis 6: 3

My spirit will not strive with men forever

Joseph

Genesis 41:38

And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

Moses and the children of Israel

Nehemiah 9: 19-20

God gave them the holy spirit to the children of Israel to instruct them

Numbers 11:17

The Holy Spirit was on Moses

Balaam

Numbers 24: 2

And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

The period of the judges

Judges 3:10 (NIV)

The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge[a] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.

Judges 13:25

And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan[a] between Zorah and Eshtaol.

King Saul

1 Samuel 16: 14

The spirit of the Lord departed from Saul

David

1 Samuel 16: 13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

2 Samuel 19: 21

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?”

Solomon

Had supernatural wisdom

Dedication of the temple the priests were slain in the spirit

Elijah/Elisha

Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijahs spirit

Elijah performed seven miracles in his life. Elisha performed 14 miracles

Major and Minor Prophets

Jeremiah Nahum

Habakkuk Zephaniah

These books don’t even mention the Holy Spirit yet they are prophetic books of the bible.

Heb 10:16-17 Quotes the Holy Spirit in Jeremiah

Jeremiah was anointed and ordained

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 2:2

Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me

Joel

Joel 2:28

Prophecy – Joel could see something new in the Spirit. It was a day when the Holy Spirit would be poured out on all flesh not just on specific people for a specific job or time

New Testament Scriptures on the Holy Spirit

Let’s start at the beginning of the New Testament

Matthew 1:18

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit even in the womb

Luke 1:15

“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.

The first recorded person in the New Testament apart from Jesus who was filled with the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:41

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Second Person – John the Baptist’s father

Luke 1:67

[ Zacharias’s Prophecy ] And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

The third person

Luke 2:25-26

And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.