1 A STUDY ON THE RUACH HAKODESH AND HIS SPIRITUAL GIFTS Study One Isaiah 61:1-3 Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD (YHWH ELOHIM) is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; Isa 61:2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, Isa 61:3 To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Words To Ponder Ruach Strongs #7307 – H7307 רּוח rûach roo'-akh From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions): - air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit ([-ual]), tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y). Anointed H4886 מׁשח mâshach maw-shakh' A primitive root; to rub with oil, that is, to anoint; by implication to consecrate; also to paint: - anoint, paint. shemen sheh'-men ׁשמן Oil - H8081 From H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively richness: - anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil ([-ed]), ointment, olive, + pine. The Ruach: 1. Is Upon Me 2. He has Anointed Me The purpose of anointing of the Ruach in our lives. Bringing Good News to the afflicted 2 châbash khaw-bash' meaning חבׁש To bind up the broken hearted – The Word ‘Bind” is H2280 healer 'derôr der-ore ּדרור To Proclaim Liberty to the Captives - H1865 From an unused root (meaning to move rapidly); freedom; hence spontaneity of outflow, and so clear: - liberty, pure. Proclaim freedom to prisoners – those spiritually bound by hasatan To proclaim the favorable year of YHWH and the day of vengeance of Elohim To comfort all who mourn – give them a garland instead of ashes The oil of gladness instead of mourning A mantle of praise instead of fainting So we will be called Oaks of Righteousness That He May be glorified Yehshua read this scripture in the Synagogue on Shabbat to proclaim He was the fulfillment of this scripture. He also promised to send us His Ruach so the same Ruach/Spirit that worked through Him would work through us so we can continue His work upon the earth. (Luke 4:17) This was the ministry of our Master Yeshua and He has passed on this ministry to us His Talmidim. Food for Thought; Am I doing the works of Messiah as He commanded? Am I allowing the Ruach to use me to minister to others and by His anointing upon my life? Have I quenched the work of the Ruach in my Life through unbelief and doubt? Have I grieved the Ruach by not obeying His voice when He has told me to speak to someone or pray for them? 3 Lesson Two The Spirit of YHWH moved on the prophets in time and space as in the case of Elijah Eze 2:2 As He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. Words To Ponder Heard -_ Shema H8085 ׁשמע shâma‛ shaw-mah' A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.): - X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear (-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim (-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever [heareth], witness. Eze 2:1-2 Call of Ezekiel to the Prophetic Office - Eze_2:1 and Eze_2:2. Upon the manifestation of the Lord follows the word of vocation. Having, in the feeling of his weakness and sinfulness, fallen to the ground before the terrible revelation of Jehovah's glory, Ezekiel is first of all raised up again by the voice of God, to hear the word which calls him to the prophetic function. - Eze_2:1. And He said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, I will speak with thee. Eze_2:2. Then came spirit unto me as He spake unto me, and it placed me on my feet, and I heard (occurs so frequently in Ezekiel (Keil & Delitasch Commentary בֶּן־ָאדָם Him speaking unto me. - The address Matthew Henry Eze 2:1-5 The title here given to Ezekiel, as often afterwards, is very observable. God, when he speaks to him, calls him, Son of man (Eze_2:1, Eze_2:3), Son of Adam, Son of the earth. Daniel is once called so (Dan_8:17) and but once; the compellation is used to no other of the prophets but to Ezekiel all along. We may take it, 1. As a humble diminishing title. Lest Ezekiel should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is put in mind of this, that sill he is a son of man, a mean, weak, mortal creature. Among other things made known to him, it was necessary he should be made to know this, that he was a son of man, and therefore that it was wonderful condescension in God that he was pleased thus to manifest himself to him YHWH has called us ALL to do something in His Kingdom. It may not be the office the Prophet or 5 fold ministry but it is a CALL just the same, a call that must be answered. When we do not answer the call of the Ruach upon our lives, the Body of Messiah suffers. None of us feel capable of doing what He has anointed us to do, that is why He gave us the Rauch HaKodesh in our lives to anoint us with His power and might so we can do the works of the ministry that He has called us to do. How wonderful, that YHWH chooses to manifest Himself to us through His Word, His Son Yeshua our Messiah and His Ruach HaKodesh. 4 . Food for Thought: The Ruach speaks to us daily, but are we listening, are we hearing, are we obeying? He is giving us daily instructions from the very Throne Room of Elohim are we obeying what He has told us to do? Have you been faithful in the little things He has asked you to do? 5 Study Three The Ruach HaKodesh can be grieved. Psa 51:11 Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psa 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. Psa 51:13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. Words To Ponder H7993 ׁשלך shâlak shaw-lak' A primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively): - adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw. David pleaded with YHWH after his sin with Bathsheba and being confronted by the Prophet Samuel to not cast him away from His presence because of his sin. He cried out for YHWH to NOT take away His Ruach HaKodesh from him because of his sin. If we have lost our joy then we need to examine our lives and ask for YHWH to Restore to us the JOY of his Salvation. Repentance brings restoration in our lives. H3468 - Salvation יׁשע יׁשע yesha‛ yêsha‛ yeh'-shah, yay'-shah From H3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity: - safety, salvation, saving. Psa 106:32 They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account; Psa 106:33 Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips. This is an abridgment of the history of Israel's provocations in the wilderness, and of the wrath of God against them for those provocations: and this abridgment is abridged by the apostle, with application to us Talmidim (1Co_10:5, etc.); for these things were written for our admonition, that we sin not like them, lest we suffer like them. 6 The cause of their sin was disregard to the works and word of God, Psa_106:13. 1. They minded not what he had done for them: They soon forgot his works, and lost the impressions they had made upon them (Matthew Henry) Isa 63:10 But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them. Isa 63:11 Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them, Words To Ponder H6087 - Grieved עצב ‛âtsab aw-tsab' A primitive root; properly to carve, that is, fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger: - displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest. Food for Thought: Have I grieved His Ruach HaKodesh by my words, actions and thought? What are some of the ways that I have grieved the Ruach in my life? Have I forgotten all of His blessings that He has done for me and have become a grumbler and complainer instead of a praiser? Have I become ungrateful and unthankful for all He has done? 7 Study Four We see in the Torah, Tenach & Book of Judges how the Ruach came upon the men and woman of Yah so they could be anointed to lead and serve.