I'm really sorry to be posting here again but what did baptism imply? And would it fit in as a manmade or a rabbinical law as well? Since they didn't do what it appeared should have been done since the Lord of the Sabbath, HIMSELF, also was baptized
(Not that HE needed to be baptized but HE had to fulfill all the righteous requirements of THE LAW)
If you are asking what Baptism implied, before Yeshua, it was meant as a means of purification. All people were to wash or immerse them selves to be made clean, of what ever sin, infliction, of illness. This can be seen throughout the book of Lev.
As for Yeshua need to be baptized, as stated, it was to show that He was clean, and able to enter the Temple. However, as we should know, baptism at this point, was not so much to wash away dirt, it was seen as a public profession of faith in the forgiveness of sin. As Yeshua had no Sin, his baptism may well have been called for as a means to show the world, that He was clean, and there by able to fulfill the requirements of our sacrifice. Although more than just one person in the world seen this as His following the Law, so that He would be able to complete Him ministry, having fulfilled the requirements of purification.
If one goes to Israel they will find in almost every city that has been excavated, a cross shaped mikveh is found. So it is clear that what we call baptism has been around for as long as the land of Israel.
are you sure Christ was calling them out on following manmade and rabbinical laws?
I am absolutely sure of this. When we read of the Pharisee's asking Yeshua about Law, His answers make it clear they have strayed from the True Laws. To give just one example,
Mat 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
I do ask that you read this chapter in full, that you may find the Context I am using it in, is true. This same form of trickery, and dishonest questioning is used today by some. They formulate their question so that if one answers one way, they got them under the pretext of their teachings, if they answer another, they show their own teachings to be wrong. I have seen this used by some when they question me. As of yet I have not had any come back and say that my answer is wrong, by their teachings our my own. Yet it is a given that if their question, did not fit the LAw, I didn't answer in a way that would show I agree with them.
or calling them out on the fact that they could not make a right judgement concerning HIM
and did not believe?
Yes He did call them out on not knowing who He was.
Mat 13:57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.”
Mat 16:3 red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times!
Jhn 15:24
If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.
Yet even then He was also letting it be know they lacked knowledge. This lack of understanding on their part, is why they didn't see what was right in front of them.