Jesus asked John to baptize Him. (Matthew 3:13).
Why would Jesus, that had no sin, ask John to baptize Him?
(1 John 3:5).
Jesus told John, “To fulfil all righteousness.” (Romans
10:5). "And Jesus answering said
unto him, Suffer it to be so now [permit it just now]: for thus it becometh us
to fulfil all righteousness. [“It should be done, for we must carry out all
that God requires.”] Then he suffered
him [So John agreed to baptize him]." - Matthew 3:15 KJV (Matthew 5:17).
Aaron’s sons, the priests, washed the sacrifices before they
were offered.
John the Baptist was
of the priestly lineage by virtue of both his father and mother. (Luke 1:5).
John the Baptist’s mission included a very important act: As
a son of Aaron and of the priestly lineage, Jesus called on John to do his part
as a priest and fulfill the righteousness of the Law.
According to Jewish Law, a sacrifice must be washed by a
priest before it is offered. John, as a son of Aaron and of the priestly lineage,
qualified to complete this task.
Jesus, the sinless Lamb of God and sacrifice for our sins,
asked John to wash Him by baptism. (1 John 3:5, Isaiah 53:6-7).
"The next day
John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world." - John 1:29 KJV
"And looking
upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!" - John 1:36
KJV
Jesus was baptized
"to fulfil all righteousness." He is the Lamb of God washed before he
was offered as our sacrifice on the cross. (Leviticus 1:10-13).
"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 KJV
"And walk in
love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering
and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour." - Ephesians 5:2 KJV
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