supernatural strength, force, power, and energy,”30 it must be kept in mind that this force, this power, was the force and power of Almighty God himself. While short of explicit personal distinction, it is linked to God’s very real presence in power and action. As the wind is seen by its effects, so God is physically present through his ruach. Used numerous times in connection with breath, ruach can be used to refer to the life-sustaining function called breathing.31 This breath