Was Jesus's Baptism about cleansing the Sacrifice ..Himself?

[pittsburghjoe]

Is it a big deal because it was a requirement for Jesus to become the High Priest on the Cross?

The Baptism becomes the third most important event in Jesus's Ministry. The Old Testament is all about High Priests with requirements. The point of Christ showing up here was to become the Ultimate High Priest. To give us The Way to The Father. You can't be a High Priest without making a sacrifice ..Jesus was the Sacrifice.

The rules of becoming a High Priest were already set before Jesus got here. Everything was pre-planned.

It was, in fact, part of the ordination ritual for the high priest to be ceremonially bathed:

[Lev 8:6 NLT] (6) Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

via Bill Ross​

 

[Enoch111]

The short answer to the title of your thread is "ABSOLUTELY NOT". Unless you believe that Jesus is God who took human form, you will continue to be confused. And God needs no cleansing.

 

[pittsburghjoe]

Try reading the paragraph.

 

[CharismaticLady]

Is it a big deal because it was a requirement for Jesus to become the High Priest on the Cross?

The Baptism becomes the third most important event in Jesus's Ministry. The Old Testament is all about High Priests with requirements. The point of Christ showing up here was to become the Ultimate High Priest. To give us The Way to The Father. You can't be a High Priest without making a sacrifice ..Jesus was the Sacrifice.

The rules of becoming a High Priest were already set before Jesus got here. Everything was pre-planned.

It was, in fact, part of the ordination ritual for the high priest to be ceremonially bathed:

[Lev 8:6 NLT] (6) Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

via Bill Ross​

Interesting. All I know is that when John questioned Him about why, Jesus said that all righteousness must be fulfilled.

 

[kcnalp]

Is it a big deal because it was a requirement for Jesus to become the High Priest on the Cross?

The Baptism becomes the third most important event in Jesus's Ministry. The Old Testament is all about High Priests with requirements. The point of Christ showing up here was to become the Ultimate High Priest. To give us The Way to The Father. You can't be a High Priest without making a sacrifice ..Jesus was the Sacrifice.

The rules of becoming a High Priest were already set before Jesus got here. Everything was pre-planned.

It was, in fact, part of the ordination ritual for the high priest to be ceremonially bathed:

[Lev 8:6 NLT] (6) Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

via Bill Ross​

Jesus didn't need "cleansing".

 

[Bible_Gazer]

Jesus went into a new priesthood order of Melchizedek, not the Levitical order.
A new and better way.
He placed the sins of the world on himself not on an animal. Levitical priest did it with animal.
When Jesus was examined by the Rulers and Priest they found no faults in the sacrificial lamb.
Jesus knew no sin and there was no sins to be repented of at the baptism.
Jesus just doing what God wanted done.

If Jesus is the high priest how can he be God the Father ?
If Jesus is the sacrifice, how can he be God the Father ?

 

[tsr]

The short answer to the title of your thread is "ABSOLUTELY NOT". Unless you believe that Jesus is God who took human form, you will continue to be confused. And God needs no cleansing.

Jesus was baptized so he could enter into the Melchizedek priesthood, so He could be the High Priest and offer Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. In Matthew 3:13-15, it says, “Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

 

[Gregory]

Jesus was baptized so he could enter into the Melchizedek priesthood, so He could be the High Priest and offer Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. In Matthew 3:13-15, it says, “Then Jesus cam e from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

Jesus told John that he needed to baptize him to fulfill all righteousness.

I don't know exactly what that means, but the gospel of Jesus requires that a person be baptized by full immersion, and if Jesus decided he did not fulfill all righteousness, he would not have been able to save us in his kingdom.

So he did fulfill all righteousess, and he showed us baptism was important and he kept all the laws necessary to fulfill the Mosaic Law, and bring in the new Law of Christ with a different priesthood, the Melchizedek priesthood, and all is well.

 

[Irwin Fletcher]

Jesus' earthly life is definitely interesting to examine, especially as you look at the events. Here are a few thoughts:

1. Jesus was perfect and did not sin
2. Jesus engaged in some actions to model for us
3. Jesus was a keeper of the law and the fulfillment of the law. He often demonstrated obedience to the law, even though He would be changing the fundamental way that all followers of God related to God.
4. Jesus was the Jewish Messiah and he engaged in activities that fulfilled Messianic prophesy
5. Jesus was the fulfillment of God's plan for mankind and some of the activities fulfilled and completed those promises of God

All that to say that Jesus came primarily to bring the opportunity for salvation for all who would believe in Him, but He also brought together God's history in a perfect way in order to become the fulfillment of all of this Biblical history. These are especially important as we share about Jesus with groups whose history ties into this history.

 

[lforrest]

Jesus went into a new priesthood order of Melchizedek, not the Levitical order.
A new and better way.
He placed the sins of the world on himself not on an animal. Levitical priest did it with animal.
When Jesus was examined by the Rulers and Priest they found no faults in the sacrificial lamb.
Jesus knew no sin and there was no sins to be repented of at the baptism.
Jesus just doing what God wanted done.

If Jesus is the high priest how can he be God the Father ?
If Jesus is the sacrifice, how can he be God the Father ?

Melchizedek preceeded Aaron. He was both a king and a priest. So there are similarities with Jesus.

 

[JunChosen]

Exodus 40:31-32:

31 "And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they WASHED; as the LORD commanded Moses."

IOW, the duties of priests or High Priests before entering the Holy of Holies were to wash (baptize) their selves.

Just as Jesus had to be WASHED (baptize) at the River Jordan to begin His earthly ministry as High Priest.

I hope this helps.

To God Be The Glory

 

[kcnalp]

Jesus didn't need cleansed. He was PERFECT!

 

[Yan]

What if Jesus was clean because his blood was not contaminated with microbes & bacteria or any Egyptian based plaque ?
It obvious why Jesus was called as a pure blood of God because there is no plaque in the day Jesus walked the earth, as in Moses and another prophets there were a microbes & black death or pandemic that known as curse, but today we knew that the plaque were not from God but from tyrrany or Pharaoh. Why did in old testament the plaque written as if it from God, because God's nature is hiding things as secret (Proverbs 25:2).

 

[JunChosen]

Jesus didn't need cleansed. He was PERFECT!

True. However, it is not a matter that Jesus is pure and need not be cleansed, it is a matter of God's command for High Priests to do upon entering the Holy of Holies.

As man and High Priest, Jesus had to go through the same ritual as other High Priests.

God does NOT have a set of rules for Himself and one to the human race.

HE ABIDES BY HIS OWN Rules! He is the same today, yesterday, and forever!!!

Consider what the Father said about His Son in Matthew 3:17. Why was the Father pleased with His Son?

To God Be The Glory

 

[kcnalp]

True. However, it is not a matter that Jesus is pure and need not be cleansed, it is a matter of God's command for High Priests to do upon entering the Holy of Holies.

As man and High Priest, Jesus had to go through the same ritual as other High Priests.

God does NOT have a set of rules for Himself and one to the human race.

HE ABIDES BY HIS OWN Rules! He is the same today, yesterday, and forever!!!

Consider what the Father said about His Son in Matthew 3:17. Why was the Father pleased with His Son?

To God Be The Glory

Not sure I understand your point.

 

[JunChosen]

Not sure I understand your point.

At least you asked where some don't. Now, what point did you not understand?