Thanks for the thorough response, Pilgrim.

Now I am wondering why many Bible teachers have made the claim that OT saint were not indwelt. The abundant references you provided present a very good case. Not to mention your first point about how God redeems his people throughout history.

I suspect that by saying the OT saints were not indwelt somehow supports dispensationalism, but I am not sure how or why that would be the case.

The person who made this statement teaches the large (100+) group of ladies. As I look forward into what we'll be studying for the next 30 weeks I suspect this issue will come up again. And when it does, I will be ready to kindly share a different perspective.

In Christ alone,

Jane