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Vexing the Spirit (Isa 63:10)
Tempting the Spirit (Acts 5:9)
Resisting the Spirit (Acts 7:51)
Quenching the Spirit (1 Thess 5:19)
Grieving the Spirit (Eph 4:30)
Insulting the Spirit (Heb 10:29)

The word "grace" occurs eight times in seven verses of the Epistle to the Hebrews
Hebrews 2:9 - The Grace of God and our Salvation
Hebrews 4:16 - The Throne of Grace and our Succour
Hebrews 10:29 - The Spirit of Grace and our Sanctification
Hebrews 12:15 - The Grace of God and our Strength
Hebrews 12:28 - The Grace of God and our Service
Hebrews 13:9 - The Grace of God and our Stability
Hebrews 13:24 - The Grace of God and Paul's Signature

The Old Testament Scriptures were classified into three sections (Law, Prophets and Psalms) by the Lord Jesus Christ. It is interesting to observe how the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews ascribes their authorship to the Holy Spirit of God.

"And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me." Luke 24:44

Law of Moses (Exodus 30:10)
"The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing" Hebrews 9:8

Prophets (Jeremiah 31:33-34)
"Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that He had said before, this is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." Hebrews 10:15-17

Psalms (Psalm 95:7-8)
"Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness" Hebrews 3:7-8

"Let us break Their bands asunder, and cast away Their cords from us."
Verse 3 - The voice of anarchy, spoken by the heathen

"Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion."
Verse 6 - The voice of anger, spoken by God

"Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of Me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Verses 7b-9 - The voice of authority, spoken by the Father

"I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto Me."
Verses 7a - The voice of anticipation, spoken by the Son of God

"Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him."
Verse 12 - The voice of admonition, spoken by the Holy Spirit