Expert: Dr. Billy Kryger - 8/24/2009

Question
Is the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Old Testament at all?

Answer
Eddie:

    Thank you for your patience.  I either never received your question or inadvertently deleted the e-mail notifying me of it.

    Some Christians seem to think that the Holy Spirit was a stranger to the Old Testament and to the Old Testament saint. In reality, the Spirit of God is much more quickly evident than the second person of the Trinity, the Son of God. A look at a concordance will quickly indicate this. The Holy Spirit first occurs in the second verse of the Bible, Genesis 1:2, actively involved in the creation of the earth. Shortly thereafter in Genesis 6, the Holy Spirit is said to be involved with creation and specifically with men, in striving with them due to their sin. In the closing books of the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is frequently mentioned, that last clear reference being found in Malachi 2:15.