'Then cometh Jesus from Galilee
to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad Him, saying,
"
have need to be baptized of Thee, and comest Thou to me?"
And Jesus answering said unto him,
"Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness."
Then he suffered Him.
And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:
and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him,
and
He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying,
"
This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased."
(Matthew 3:13-17)
Hello
@GodB4Us,
With respect, I can't see that Isaiah 48:16-17 has anything to do with the Lord's baptism, recorded in Matthew 3:13-17. The Lord Himself lay claim to the prophecy of Isaiah 61:1, though, didn't He in Luke 4:18:- '
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; ... '
*
The Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ was the anointing of the Messiah. The words,
'This is My Beloved Son' , was the Divine formula of anointing the Messiah for the office of
'Prophet' (Matthew 3:17); also for that of
'Priest' (Matthew 17:5); and, '
Thou art My Son,' for that of
'King' (Psalm 2:7; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; Hebrews 5:5).
* John the Baptist himself tells us why he came baptising with water, in John 1:31-34.
It was that the Christ (
The Anointed One)
should be made manifest to Israel.
