"Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king" (1 Samuel 16:1).

" ^12b 'Rise and anoint him; he is the one.' ¹³  So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power....  ¹⁴  Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul...." (1 Samuel 16:12b-14a)

"O God, you are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you,

my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands." (Psalm 63:1-4)

"Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me." (Psalm 51:11)

• (Exodus 31:2; 35:31) ‑ Bezalel 
• (Numbers 11:17, 25) ‑ The 70
• (Judges 3:10; 11:29 Judges 6:34) ‑ Gideon 
• (Judges 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14) ‑ Sampson 
• (2 Chronicles 15:1; 20:14; 24:20; Joel 2:28-29; Luke 2:25) ‑ Prophets 

"Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on Saul's head and kissed him, saying, 'Has not the LORD anointed you leader over his inheritance?'" (1 Samuel 10:1)

"⁶ The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.... ⁹ As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. ¹⁰  When they arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he joined in their prophesying." (1 Samuel 10:9-10)

" ¹³  You acted foolishly.... You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. ¹⁴  But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command." (1 Samuel 13:13-14)

"The LORD was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel" (1 Samuel 15:35)

"You have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me...." ¹⁴  The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." ¹⁵  Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. ¹⁶  How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" (Exodus 33:12, 14-16)

The Spirit Enables Moses' Relationship with God

"The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend."

(Exodus 33:11a)

"¹⁶  The LORD said to Moses: 'Bring me seventy of Israel's elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you. ¹⁷  I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit[4] that is on you and put [the Spirit] on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone.'" (Numbers 11:16-17, NIV, 1984 edition)

The Holy Spirit is the secret of Moses' relationship with God, and his ability to lead.

"Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put [the Spirit] on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not do so again." (Numbers 11:25)

"I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!" (Numbers 11:29).

1.   Mary, Jesus' mother -- "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you..." (Luke 1:35).

2.   Elizabeth, John the Baptist's mother (Luke 1:41).

3.   Zechariah, John the Baptist's father (Luke 1:67).

4.   John the Baptist himself (Luke 1:15), who is "filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth" (Luke 1:15).

5.   Simeon (Luke 2:25-27).

6.   Anna (Luke 2:36-38).

" ¹ A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;

from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.

²  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him --

the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,

the Spirit of counsel and of power,

the Spirit of knowledge

and of the fear of the LORD." (Isaiah 11:1-2)

"Here is my servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen one in whom I delight;

I will put my Spirit on him

and he will bring justice to the nations." (Isaiah 42:1)

"¹  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

²  to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God;

to comfort all who mourn." (Isaiah 61:1-2, ESV)

" ²⁸ And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your old men will dream dreams,

your young men will see visions.

²⁹  Even on my servants, both men and women,

I will pour out my Spirit in those days....

³²  And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved...."(Joel 2:28-29, 32a)

"²⁶  And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. ²⁷  And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules." (Ezekiel 36:25-27; cf. 11:19)

"And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD." (Ezekiel 37:14)

"And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD." (Ezekiel 39:29)