50. 4. WHERE SPIRIT IS MENTIONED IN REFERENCE TO THE LORD, IT MEANS His DIVINE LIFE, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE LORD HIMSELF. This appears from the following passages:
He whom the Father hath sent speaks the words of God: for God giveth not the spirit by measure unto Him.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. John iii 34, 35.
There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse ... The spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might. Isa. xi 1, 2.
I have put my spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isa. xlii 1.
He shall come in like a pent up river (A.V. flood), the spirit of Jehovah shall lift up a standard against him. Then the Redeemer shall come to Zion. Isa. lix 19, 20.
The spirit of the Lord Jehovih is upon me: Jehovah hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor. Isa. lxi 1; Luke iv 18.
Jesus perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned within themselves. Mark ii 8.
... Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said. Luke x 21.
Jesus was troubled in His spirit. John iii 21.
Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit. Mark viii 12.
[2] Spirit stands for Jehovah Himself, that is, the Lord.
God is a Spirit. John iv 24.
Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or who was the man of His counsel? Isa. xl 13.
The Spirit of Jehovah led them by the hand of Moses. Isa. lxiii 12 14.
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee ... Ps. cxxxix 7.
Jehovah said, Not by might, but by my Spirit shall he do it. Zech. iv 6.
They vexed His Holy Spirit: therefore He was turned to be their enemy. [Isa. lxiii 10;] Ps. cvi 33.
My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh. Gen. vi 3.
I will not contend for ever ... for the Spirit should fail before me. Isa. lvii 16.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven ... But whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. Matt. xii 31, 32; Mark iii 28, 30; Luke xii 10.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is blasphemy against the Divine of the Lord, but a word against the Son of Man is something against the Word, by interpreting the sense of it wrongly. For the Son of Man is the Lord as to the Word, as was shown above.