The Dancing Hand of God (Part 6) Empowerment’s of the Holy Spirit ~ Dr William P. Hohman

Holy Spirit Empowerment Overview

In this sixth installment of the Dancing Hand of God series, Dr. William P. Hohman builds on a foundational exploration of the Holy Spirit’s active role in the life of every believer. Drawing from Isaiah 8:18, Psalm 118:15-17, Isaiah 10:27, and Acts 10:38, Dr. Hohman establishes that every child of God is appointed for signs and wonders — not as a distant hope, but as a present reality. The message centers on the Hebrew concept of the anointing oil, the word shemen, unpacking its meaning as richness, consecration, and divine empowerment. Dr. Hohman traces how kings and priests in the Old Testament were both anointed with oil as a type and shadow of the Holy Spirit poured out upon believers today. Through personal testimonies — including miraculous provision of a septic system for 1,400 people and the granting of a radio station against overwhelming odds — he illustrates that the dancing hand of God is not theological abstraction but lived experience. Believers are challenged to move beyond intellectual religion into Spirit-empowered living, embracing their identity as kings and priests unto God, anointed and set apart for His purposes in a crooked generation.

Holy Spirit Empowerment Outline

• 00:00 – Introduction and Series Foundation: Dr. Hohman opens with prayer and reminds the congregation that the series is built foundationally, prioritizing lasting information over mere inspiration, so that believers grow and apply the Word to their lives.
• 06:30 – Signs and Wonders: Our Appointment: Isaiah 8:18 is read aloud as the anchor verse. Dr. Hohman confronts the tendency of mainline Christianity to fear the supernatural and challenges believers to embrace the full Trinitarian reality — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• 16:00 – The Two Hebrew Words for Hand: A key linguistic study distinguishes kaph — the enemy’s hand that strikes down and holds back — from yad, the hand of God that lifts, grasps, comforts, and rescues, illustrated by Jesus lifting Peter from the water.
• 27:00 – The Anointing Oil: Mishkan and Shemen: Dr. Hohman unpacks the Hebrew words for anointing and oil, explaining consecration, richness, and the image of the fat bull breaking its yoke — a picture of Spirit-empowered strength that cannot be contained or controlled.
• 38:00 – The Holy Anointing Oil Formula in Exodus 30: Exodus 30:22-26 is opened to show how God instructed Moses to compound a specific holy anointing oil. The tabernacle, altar, and Aaron the high priest were all anointed, pointing forward to believers consecrated by the Holy Spirit.
• 50:00 – Kings and Priests: Your Identity in Christ: Leviticus 21:10 and Revelation 5:9-10 establish that believers are made kings and priests unto God. Dr. Hohman draws the parallel between David’s anointing by Samuel and the believer’s anointing by the Holy Spirit, regardless of age or status.
• 59:00 – The Comforter Given to Every Believer: John 14:15-18 is expounded to show that Jesus promised another Comforter — the parakletos — who would dwell within believers, bringing help, strength, and supernatural intervention into everyday life and hostile circumstances.
• 1:08:00 – Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Power to Live Above: Connecting Acts 1:5, Acts 2:17, and Acts 10:34-38, Dr. Hohman demonstrates that Jesus Himself operated in miracles only after His baptism in the Holy Spirit, and calls every believer to receive this same empowerment for signs, wonders, and evangelism.

Scripture References

Isaiah 8:18, Psalm 118:15-17, Isaiah 10:27, Exodus 30:22-26, Leviticus 8:10-12, Leviticus 21:10, Acts 10:38, Revelation 5:9-10, John 14:15-18, Acts 2:17, Acts 1:5, John 20:21, Acts 10:30-34, Romans 1, Ephesians 4:11, Matthew 10:16, 1 Corinthians 12:7

Key Takeaways

• Every believer in Jesus Christ is appointed for signs and wonders — this is not optional theology but a divine calling declared in Isaiah 8:18.
• The anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates believers as kings and priests, setting them apart for God’s use and empowering them to break every yoke of oppression.
• Jesus Himself performed no miracles before His baptism in the Holy Spirit, making Spirit-empowerment essential — not supplemental — to effective Christian living.
• The hand of God described in Hebrew as yad always lifts, grasps, comforts, and rescues, and this same hand is active in the lives of Spirit-filled believers today.
• Denying the Holy Spirit while expecting miracles is a contradiction — faith must align with the full provision God has made through the Comforter He promised.
• The baptism of the Holy Spirit is not about changing corrupt governments or systems but about empowering believers to reach individuals one soul at a time with the gospel.
• Practicing the presence of God — dwelling continuously in His anointing — is the foundation for supernatural breakthrough, just as Dr. Hohman illustrated through the ministry’s own testimonies.

Holy Spirit Empowerment Notes

The Dancing Hand of God Explained

The central metaphor of this series — the dancing hand of God — is rooted in the Hebrew word yad, meaning the hand of God that helps, holds, lifts, and blesses. Throughout Scripture, this hand is never passive. It reaches into storms to pull Peter from drowning, it guides Samuel’s horn of oil to anoint the young shepherd David as king, and it orchestrates seemingly impossible circumstances on behalf of those who trust in Him. Dr. Hohman contrasts this with kaph, the enemy’s hand that strikes down and keeps back, urging believers to recognize which hand is operating in their circumstances and to actively receive what God’s hand is extending.

Anointing Oil as Type and Shadow

The holy anointing oil prescribed in Exodus 30 was not ceremonial ritual for its own sake. Each element — liquid myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet cane, cassia, and olive oil — was compounded by the perfumer according to a divine formula. This oil was poured on the tabernacle, the altar, and Aaron the high priest to consecrate them exclusively for God’s use. In the New Testament, this physical oil gives way to the Holy Spirit Himself, who pours upon and is rubbed into believers, setting them apart as living temples. The parallel is intentional: what oil did for priests and kings in the Old Covenant, the Holy Spirit does for every born-again believer today.

Personal Testimonies of Supernatural Provision

Dr. Hohman grounds the theological teaching in concrete testimony. When government regulators demanded a municipal-grade waste system costing $750,000 for the ministry’s campus serving 1,400 people, prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit produced an outcome that defied bureaucratic limitation. Similarly, out of more than 750 religious organizations applying for a radio station license, the ministry was the only recipient. These are not coincidences but what Dr. Hohman calls notable miracles — evidence that the dancing hand of God actively intervenes in the practical affairs of those who rely on the Holy Spirit rather than their own intellect.

Kings and Priests in Revelation 5

Revelation 5:9-10 presents the heavenly declaration that Christ has redeemed believers from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation and has made them kings and priests unto God. Dr. Hohman connects this directly to the anointing of both kings and priests with the Hebrew shemen oil in the Old Testament. The implication is weighty: the believer’s identity is royal and priestly simultaneously. This is not a future status to be attained but a present reality to be inhabited. Receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the experiential doorway into walking in that authority and function on earth.

The Comforter as Ammunition for Life

Dr. Hohman expands the concept of the Comforter beyond emotional solace. The Greek paraklete carries the meaning of one called alongside to help — an advocate, a strengthener, a present defense. He illustrates comfort through multiple lenses: someone sitting with you in grief, an unexpected call of encouragement, help arriving when obligations overwhelm, and even the protection a weapon provides when a threat backs down. In each case, comfort is not passive — it is active, intervening power. The Holy Spirit functions in all of these dimensions for the believer, making Him the ultimate source of confidence in an increasingly hostile world.

Living as Surrounded Paratroopers

Drawing from a World War Two account of Easy Company paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines, Dr. Hohman captures the posture of the Spirit-filled believer perfectly. When told a Panzer division was about to surround them, the lieutenant replied, ‘We’re paratroopers, sir — we’re supposed to be surrounded.’ This is the defining stance of the New Testament church in the last days. Surrounded by corruption, hostility, and institutional opposition, the Spirit-empowered believer does not panic or capitulate but advances, knowing that the anointing breaks every yoke and the hand of God is moving to bring others into the kingdom one soul at a time.

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