Why was Jesus baptized?

[Jst4Cush]

Matthew28:19-20 says...

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
This is Jesus telling His Disciples to "baptize" people in His name.

QUESTIONS:
In who's name did Jesus get baptized?
Why did Jesus get baptized?

 

[tourist]

Good questions. Don't have good idea on how to answer. The answer must be in scripture somewhere.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

In who's name did Jesus get baptized?

Precious friend, I don't think Scripture Says?

Why did Jesus get baptized?

Scripture Says:

"But John forbad Him, saying, I 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."​

(Matthew 3:14-15 AV)​

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In The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Precious Word Of Truth, Rightly
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Amen.

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

David made a prophecy about Christ in psalm 110.

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalms 110:1​

With you is the sovereignty in the day of your power, with the brightness of your holy ones. From out of the womb before the morning star I engendered you. The LORD swore by an oath, and shall not repent, saying, You are a priest into the age according to the order of Melchisedek. Psalms 110:3-4​

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So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:5-6​

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:9-10​

John the Baptist, who was a descendant of Aaron, was commissioned by God to fulfill the word of God as prophesied by David by transferring the priesthood from the order of Aaron to the order of Melchizedek. This occurred at Jesus' baptism, which was the fulfillment or anti-type of the commissioning of Aaron the high priest described in Leviticus 8. Aaron was a shadow of the reality of Christ as high priest.

There are four things to notice about Aaron'e commissioning ceremony: 1) it was publicly done at the door of the tabernacle (doorway to God), 2) Aaron was washed with water, 3) he was clothed with garments that symbolized holiness, righteousness, godliness (Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 6:14-17) and 4) he was anointed with oil

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Leviticus 8:1-4​

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And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. Leviticus 8:6-9​

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And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him to sanctify him. Leviticus 8:12​

In a similar manner, Jesus 1) presented himself in public at the door of heaven, 2) was washed in water, 4) was anointed with the holy spirit and 3) was clothed with the spirit that abode on him.

Then went out to [John] Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. Matthew 3:5-6​

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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Matthew 3:13​

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 3:16-17​

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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. John 1:32​

Jesus implicitly acknowledged to John that he didn't need to be baptized with water, but entreated John to do it for the sake of fulfilling all righteousness, which I suspect means fulfilling the past shadow of Aaron's baptism/commissioning and fulfilling David's prophecy for the sake of honoring and glorifying God's word.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I 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. Matthew 3:13-15​

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hey brother let’s talk about melchezidek and Christ sometime ??

This is long; it's kind of a study I did for someone.

David made a prophecy about Christ in psalm 110.

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalms 110:1​

With you is the sovereignty in the day of your power, with the brightness of your holy ones. From out of the womb before the morning star I engendered you. The LORD swore by an oath, and shall not repent, saying, You are a priest into the age according to the order of Melchisedek...​

• ChristRoseFromTheDead

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[rrcn]

Matthew28:19-20 says...

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
This is Jesus telling His Disciples to "baptize" people in His name.

QUESTIONS:
In who's name did Jesus get baptized?
Why did Jesus get baptized?

I don’t believe the first question is answered in the Bible, but the Bible identifies someone wha could not be baptized but is without a doubt is saved, the thief on the cross. It’s likely that Jesus’ baptism covered him.

[Mar 16:16 KJV] 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

 

[tablet123]

Matthew28:19-20 says...

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
This is Jesus telling His Disciples to "baptize" people in His name.

QUESTIONS:
In who's name did Jesus get baptized?
Why did Jesus get baptized?

Mat 3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mat 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mat 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.

Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 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.

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isa 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Only a sinless man can reconcile mankind to God.

Jesus came to fulfill the law which includes all of the offices of Israel.

So He had to do everything a person had to do to be right with God so He had to be baptized with John's baptism.

Jesus was not baptized in any name for John did not baptize using a name formula.

 

[Mem]

Jesus suffered the baptism of John, the baptism unto repentance, even though there was nothing that He needed to repent of. When John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?" it seemed as if John was expressing a hesitance, being presented the dilemma of humiliating Jesus on the one hand and disobeying Him on the other.
Similarly, we could wonder, "Why was Jesus crucified?" if the reason wasn't such common knowledge. Perhaps the answer lies in that He didn't die for His own sin either.

 

[dkontner]

Being the perfect, sinless man... of course He did.

 

[GWH]

Matthew28:19-20 says...

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
This is Jesus telling His Disciples to "baptize" people in His name.

QUESTIONS:
In who's name did Jesus get baptized?
Why did Jesus get baptized?

Jesus was baptized to show that he identified with sinful humanity (Matt. 3:13-15).

The Trinitarian formula was not devised until Matt. 28:19 was obeyed.

The only talking that occurred during WB that is mentioned in the NT was the confession of sins (Matt. 3:6).

However, perhaps John preached the message mentioned in Mark 1:7-8 & Luke 3:16-17 while baptizing sinners.

 

[Musicmaster]

The scriptures do indeed give us more than ample reason for the baptism of Christ Jesus.

MM

 

[Musicmaster]

The baptism of Christ follows after not only the cleansing rituals practiced by my Essene Jewish brothers, but is also tied to a portion of the Levitical priesthood cleansing ritual prior to full entry into the priesthood.

The portion of the historic practices:

1. Assembly

• Congregation gathers at the tent/tabernacle entrance; Levite candidates are presented before the chief priest.

1. Declaration and intention

• A verbal commissioning: priest states the Levites are to be purified with water and set apart for service (paralleling Numbers 8:6–7).

1. Initial ritual washing (full immersion)

• Ancient command for the Levites priests is that candidates undergo a full-body immersion (mikveh) to symbolize cleansing from impurity and readiness from 30 years of age and upward for sacred service (parallels Levites’ “washing” in Leviticus with Essene-style immersion).

The rest of the Levitical cleansing practice was not binding upon Christ given that He had no need to offer up any sacrifice for sin given His perfect sinlessness.

My fellow Israelis know this, even if they be Messianic, or they should know it if they had been raised in Judaism.

MM

 

[Mem]

The baptism of Christ follows after not only the cleansing rituals practiced by my Essene Jewish brothers, but is also tied to a portion of the Levitical priesthood cleansing ritual prior to full entry into the priesthood.

The portion of the historic practices:

1. Assembly

• Congregation gathers at the tent/tabernacle entrance; Levite candidates are presented before the chief priest.

1. Declaration and intention

• A verbal commissioning: priest states the Levites are to be purified with water and set apart for service (paralleling Numbers 8:6–7).

1. Initial ritual washing (full immersion)

• Ancient command for the Levites priests is that candidates undergo a full-body immersion (mikveh) to symbolize cleansing from impurity and readiness from 30 years of age and upward for sacred service (parallels Levites’ “washing” in Leviticus with Essene-style immersion).

The rest of the Levitical cleansing practice was not binding upon Christ given that He had no need to offer up any sacrifice for sin given His perfect sinlessness.

My fellow Israelis know this, even if they be Messianic, or they should know it if they had been raised in Judaism.

MM

This provides a more thorough understanding of Rev 1:17 from the perspective of a change in the priesthood!

 

[Musicmaster]

This provides a more thorough understanding of Rev 1:17 from the perspective of a change in the priesthood!

Yes indeed. Given that Jesus was not of the tribe of Levi, His priesthood had to differ from that of the lineage of the assigned priesthood because of His having haled from Judah for Him to be from David's lineage. The priesthood, as shown, had to go through the ritual cleansing, and He would have been flatly rejected for that cleansing by the established priesthood since He was not of their tribe, and therefore not looked upon as being qualified for their priesthood.

Of course, they had no clue how superior His priesthood was/is to theirs...

MM

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

The priesthood, as shown, had to go through the ritual cleansing, and He would have been flatly rejected for that cleansing by the established priesthood since He was not of their tribe, and therefore not looked upon as being qualified for their priesthood.
Of course, they had no clue how superior His priesthood was/is to theirs...

MM

John was the greatest Aaronic priest who ever lived, and he knew fully well how superior the order of Melchizedek was.

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Matthew 11:11​

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And [John] preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. Mark 1:7​

 

[PennEd]

Jesus was fully human. Most of His ministry was to set an example for all humans to follow.

He is telling everyone that even though He is without sin THIS is what every person should do.

 

[Musicmaster]

Jesus was fully human. Most of His ministry was to set an example for all humans to follow.

He is telling everyone that even though He is without sin THIS is what every person should do.

He did indeed address that to Israel, the lost of whom are those to whom He came. Jesus was fully God and fully man, yes. He also was baptized to fulfill the symbolism of death and burial, for it is by death that we who are sinful are released from these bodies of death. Christ, who knew no sin nor was guilty, still was of the mind to fulfill that which pertained to the Law in relation to priesthood. It was a slap in the face of the religious leadership of which they had no idea as to what transpired in that baptism (washing) fulfillment.

Satan and his princes also were unaware of what they would unleash upon crucifying Christ, for had they known that the result would lead to salvation coming unto the Gentiles who were outside the commonwealth of Israel, with Christ in the world and without hope, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory, as it is written.

MM

 

[ChristRoseFromTheDead]

Satan and his princes also were unaware of what they would unleash upon crucifying Christ, for had they known that the result would lead to salvation coming unto the Gentiles who were outside the commonwealth of Israel, with Christ in the world and without hope, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory, as it is written.

It wasn't just the gentiles. No person would have been saved without the death and resurrection of Christ.

 

[Aaron56]

John was the son the priest Zechariah (a Levite). So, by the Law, he was able to be a priest. John also had taken the vow of the Nazarite. This was a strict code of obedience and behavior that demonstrated an additional level of dedication. He was, in effect, a super-priest (if you will).

Jesus was the Lamb of God. All sacrifices needed to be inspected by the priests before they were offered to God.
When Jesus told John to baptize Him “to fulfill all righteousness” He was talking about the ceremonial law of inspecting the sacrifice: the priest (John) must inspect the Lamb (Jesus). In the ceremonial Law, the sacrifices were washed and presented without spot or blemish. Jesus, a living sacrifice, was washed in this same way. John, accepting the sacrifice as worthy, washed Jesus in the water. By this, both men, John and Jesus, fulfilled the righteous requirement of the Law.

Also, this was the actual moment Jesus gave His life up for us. His Father (Our Father) confirmed this from heaven and declared “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” In the tradition of the time, the Father would take a son to meet his creditors. The father would introduce the son to the creditors and say "This is my son, in whom I am well-pleased". The father did this to show who would represent him in business from that point on. It was like declaring, "In all manner of my business this son represents me. When you see him you are doing business directly with me as he is now executor of my estate”. Jesus gave His whole life to the Father: although He had the ability to live His own life, He lived only in the way His Father (our Father) showed Him.

This example of grace extends to believers: we are called to be living sacrifices within the estate of God, our Father: not choosing our own way but only the way of the Father. When WE give up our lives to God, we can then be baptized in water and declare the death of our life in Adam. This is done as a witness to both men and angels. When we do this as a living sacrifice, God, our Father, raises us to life with the same Spirit with which He raised Christ from the dead. The order of these things is not important but the outcome is always the same: we are living sacrifices to God.

 

[Roger316]

Matthew28:19-20 says...

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
This is Jesus telling His Disciples to "baptize" people in His name.

QUESTIONS:
In who's name did Jesus get baptized?
Why did Jesus get baptized?

Simple answer: Jesus received baptism from John in order to represent John to the people as a prophet of Israel, who was teaching the truth. By contrast, the Pharisees refused to receive John's baptism.

 

[Mem]

Yes indeed. Given that Jesus was not of the tribe of Levi, His priesthood had to differ from that of the lineage of the assigned priesthood because of His having haled from Judah for Him to be from David's lineage. The priesthood, as shown, had to go through the ritual cleansing, and He would have been flatly rejected for that cleansing by the established priesthood since He was not of their tribe, and therefore not looked upon as being qualified for their priesthood.

Of course, they had no clue how superior His priesthood was/is to theirs...

MM

Mary and Elizabeth's relative, who was a descendant of Aaron (Luke 1:5). I was thinking of a woman's release from the law as elaborated in Rom 7:1-6. That is, did Jesus took the Aaronic priesthood to His grave with Him, and raised up to a superior priesthood when He became a priest by the power of an indestructible life (Heb 7:16-17)? Heb 7:18 says, "the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless."