In light of the list found in Isaiah 11:1-3, why are there seven gifts of Holy Spirit and not six?
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According to Roman Catholicism, believers receive these gifts at baptism, which are then made more perfect by the rite of Confirmation. Consider the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1285,
"The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace." For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
In order to determine the number of gifts observed by the patristic authors, consider the Vulgate Latin text of the verses you mentioned:
et egredietur virga de radice Iesse et flos de radice eius ascendet
et requiescet super eum spiritus Domini spiritus [1]sapientiae et [2]intellectus spiritus [3]consilii et [4]fortitudinis spiritus [5]scientiae et [6]pietatis
et replebit eum spiritus [7]timoris Domini non secundum visionem oculorum iudicabit neque secundum auditum aurium arguet
In the Latin, you'll see seven gifts, the sixth of which is pietatis or piety, and the seventh of which is timoris Domini, or fear of the Lord. In most English language Bibles (NIV, NET, ESV, NASB, KJV, et al), the original words for piety and fear of the Lord are both translated as "fear of the Lord", and so the seven distinct gifts are not preserved.
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There are two verses in this verse that are an equivalent to the gift of Piety..Piety from Oxford dictionary means; reverence and devotion to God or any other act relating to the reverence and devotion to God, if the definition is furthered. The first verse is Isaiah 11 verse 2a..."the spirit of wisdom and of understanding. Remember,Proverbs 9vs10:"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and KNOWLEDGE of the Holy One is understanding" Note: It is through devotion that one gains the knowledge of God; with Devotion being fervently affectionate to something or strongly dedicated to something and in this specific case God.It is also referred to as a "religious zeal" that same zeal which was dominant in Paul's ministry. Secondly, verse 3 which talks about the fear of the Lord. In my definition of Piety there is the term reverence which if defined relates to Awe and respect and the fear of the Lord is usually associated with awe and respect....actions like falling on the feet, bowing down etc. Revelations 1vs 17. That is how you account for the piety as the seventh gift.
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