He first illustrates the freedom of the Spirit, and His independence of human agency, by the gift of prophecy to the seventy elders, including Eldad and Medad:  he then refers to the gift of the spirit of wisdom to Joshua by the laying on of Moses’ hands Deut. xxxiv. 9., and adds, “Thou seest everywhere the figure (τύπον) in the Old Testament, and in the New the same.  In Moses’ time the Spirit was given by laying on of hands (χειροθεσίᾳ ), and Peter gives the Spirit by laying on of hands Acts viii. 17.:  and upon thee also, who art to be baptized, the grace is about to come; but the manner (τὸ πῶς) I tell thee not, for I do not forestall the time.”