John 16:13 to Psalms 25:4-5

NT Text: John 16:13

OT Source(s):

• Psalms 25:4-5 (longing for divine guidance)
• Isaiah 43:19 (God led Israel in wilderness by Spirit)
• Wisdom 9:11; 10:10, 17 (divine Wisdom guides)
• 1QS IV, 2; Philo, Moses 2.265 (guidance terminology)
• Isaiah 41:21-29 (esp. vv. 22-23); 42:9; 44:7; 45:19; 46:10; 48:14 (declaring things to come = Yahweh's exclusive domain)

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Echo

Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme

Significance: Divine guidance already psalmist's longing. Isaiah recounts God leading Israel in wilderness by Spirit, predicts renewed guidance in future. Second Temple literature applies "guidance" to figure of divine Wisdom. Jesus' reference may contain echo of OT terminology. Verb anangellō ("proclaim") occurs 40+ times in Isaiah where declaring things to come = Yahweh's exclusive domain (Isaiah 48:14). Close parallel: Isaiah 44:7 (Yahweh challenges anyone to declare things to come; cf.