1/3/2023 0 Comments Jesus is baptized![]() Do you think that John expects anything unusual to happen when he baptizes Jesus? ![]() ( Hebrews 10:5-7) Jesus has been a carpenter, but now it is time for him to begin the ministry that his heavenly Father sent him to earth to perform. His baptism shows that he is presenting himself to do the will of his Father. Why is it suitable for Jesus to be baptized? Jesus is not being baptized in symbol of repentance for sins. Despite John’s objection, Jesus insists: “Let it be this time, for in that way it is suitable for us to carry out all that is righteous.”- Matthew 3:15. John understands that the baptism he is performing is for those repenting of their sins. ![]() And he would also have learned about the angel’s announcement of Jesus’ birth and about the angels who appeared to the shepherds on the night Jesus was born. No doubt John’s mother later told him about this. Recall that while still in his mother’s womb, John had jumped with gladness when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visited John’s mother, Elizabeth. Understandably, John objects: “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?” ( Matthew 3:14) John knows that Jesus is God’s special Son. No, Jesus comes to ask John to baptize him. Nor does Jesus simply want to see how John’s work is progressing. For what reason? It is not merely to pay a friendly visit. Some six months after John the Baptist begins preaching, Jesus, who is now about 30 years old, comes to him at the Jordan River. ![]()
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