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born of the Spirit (Luke 1:35). This proves that He already had the Spirit of God within Him for His birth. Now, for His ministry, the Spirit of God descended upon Him. This was the ful fillment of Isaiah 61:1; 42:1; and Psalm 45:7 to anoint the Man-Savior and introduce Him to His people.
Luke 3:22 says that the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form as a dove. A dove is gentle, and its eyes can see only one thing at a time. Hence, a dove signifies gentleness and singleness in sight and purpose. By the Spirit of God descending upon Him as a dove, the Lord Jesus ministered in gentleness and singleness, focusing solely on the will of God.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN ESSENCE
AND IN POWER
The Holy Spirit's conceiving of Jesus in 1:35 is essential, related to the divine Being, the divine Person, of Jesus. The essence of the Holy Spirit's divine element in the conception of Jesus is un changeable and cannot be removed. However, the Holy Spirit's descending upon Jesus here is economical, related to the ministry, the work, of Jesus. The power of the Holy Spirit for the minis try of Jesus (4:1, 14, 18; Matt. 12:28) is removable