Did Abraham and the Patriarchs work with the Holy Spirit?
Molnár József: Ábrahám kiköltözése (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) After man again failed at the tower of Babel and the new variety of languages brought confusion and scattering, the Book of Genesis ceases to deal with mankind as a whole. The remainder of the book is concerned with Abraham and the chosen line that comes from him. Most mentions of the Holy Spirit in the rest of the Old Testament have to do with Israel . Someone has said, “The story of the Bible is the story of Spirit-filled men.” This may not seem very apparent in the history of the patriarchs, but it would be very strange if Abraham, whom Paul upholds as one of the greatest examples of faith (Romans 4:1–22; Galatians 3:6–18), were not a man of the Spirit. Actually, there is one clear indication that he was, though the circumstances are somewhat strange. Abraham had called his wife his sister (actually, she was his half-sister) and allowed her to be taken into King Abimelech ’s harem. When a treaty was made allow