What are the seven attributes of the Spirit listed in Isaiah 11:2?
Isaiah 11:2 identifies the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom, the Spirit of Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel, the Spirit of Might, the Spirit of Knowledge, and the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. These seven are presented as the sevenfold attributes of the Holy Spirit, later associated with the seven Spirits of God.
Les explains that the seven Spirits of God in Revelation, pictured as seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, are best understood as attributes of the Holy Spirit. He then takes us back to Isaiah 11:2, where the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon the Branch, who is the Son, the Christ. Counting them, he lists the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom, the Spirit of Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel, the Spirit of Might, the Spirit of Knowledge, and the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. He also notes that Proverbs says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and later Revelation speaks of Christ having the seven Spirits.
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;
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Who is the person in Isaiah 11:2 on whom the Spirit of the Lord rests?
The one on whom the Spirit of the Lord rests in Isaiah 11:2 is the Branch from Isaiah 11:1, who is the Son, the Christ.
Where does the Bible describe the sevenfold attributes of the Holy Spirit?
Isaiah 11:2 presents the sevenfold attributes of the person of the Holy Spirit.
Where in the Old Testament are the sevenfold attributes of the Holy Spirit found?
In Isaiah 11:2, we find the sevenfold attributes of the person of the Holy Spirit, which are what the seven Spirits of God in Revelation refer to.