Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. The Spirit of [Jehovah's] holiness, as an existence capable of feeling, and therefore not a mere force, is distinguished from Him. For as the Angel, who is His countenance, i.e. the representation of His nature, is described as a person, both by His name and the mediatorial work of redemption ascribed to Him, so the Spirit of Holiness, i.e. holy in Himself and producing holiness (Psalm 143:10) is similarly described by the circumstance that He is grieved, and He can therefore feel grief (Ephesians 4:30). Thus Jehovah and the Angel of His countenance and the Spirit of His holiness are distinguished as three existences, in such a way, indeed, that the latter two have their existence from the first; who is the primal ground of the Godhead and of everything Divine. (F. Delitzsch, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. |
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