VII. The Spirit

A. What Is The Spirit?

Genesis 2:

    7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath (5397) of life; and man became a living soul.

Ecclesiastes 12:

    7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit (7307) shall return unto God who gave it.

NOTE:

    Genesis 2:7 tells us what God gave at Creation, “the breath of life.” Ecclesiastes 12:7 says, what God gave is the “spirit.” You will see that “breath” and “spirit” are used interchangeably in the Bible.

Job 27:

    3 All the while my breath (5397) is in me, and the spirit (7307) of God is in my nostrils;

NOTE:

    In the poetry of the Old Testament they often repeat the same thought, but in different words. Job 27:3 makes it very clear that our breath and the spirit of God is the same thing.

TEXT OF INTEREST:

Psalms 146:

    4 His breath (7307) goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Psalms 104:

    29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, (7307) they die, and return to their dust.

NOTE:

    Notice that the word “breath” (7307) in the two texts above is the same word interpreted “spirit” (7307) in Ecclesiastes 12:7 and Job 27:3 above.

Job 33:

    4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath (5397) of the Almighty hath given me life.

James 2:

    26 For as the body without the spirit (4151) is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

NOTE:

    In the margin of my Bible, it says, “or breath” can be used instead of spirit. (4151 Pneuma) means a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze.

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