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NASB | Acts 19:4 Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 19:4 Paul said, "John performed a baptism of repentance, continually telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, [to confidently accept and joyfully believe] in Jesus [the Messiah and Savior]." |
Bible Question: What was the significance of Jesus' Baptism? Inregards to the Old Testament, did it have something to do with the passing on of the Priestly mantle as John was of priestly descent - Aaron? Did they get baptised as priests in the Temple as part of the ceremony of priesthood? |
Bible Answer: Greetings danielf and welcome to the forum! There were several reasons for Christ's baptism. First, it was His first identification with us as sinners. Although he had no sin, He took our sins upon Himself on the cross. In addition, it was a symbolism of His death. The baptism was the first thing that pointed to His death on the cross. Next, It marked the change from His private life to His public ministry. Third, it was annointing for service. As you suspected it did have something to do with the OT practice of priests being annointed with oil before beginning their priesthood. When the priests were annointed with oil it was a symbol of the Holy Spirit being given to them in a special way. Christ's baptism was His annointing of the Holy Spirit. Although He was filled with the Holy Spirit since birth, it provided a special annointing for His public ministry. The Holy Spirit must have also imparted a special joy to Jesus bringing an unspeakable consciousness of His nearness to God and God's pleasure in Him. The baptism also proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah. The dove decended upon Him from heaven and remained there and a voice declared from heaven "This is my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased". It also fulfilled OT prophecy, see Is 11.2. Hope this helps. prayon |
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