[Exodus 40:12-13 KJV] 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Priests had to be washed with water to be set apart to serve.
[Lev 14:8 KJV] 8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
Washing with water was to cleanse Israel.
[Heb 9:10 KJV] 10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.
The ordinances under the first covenant included washings with water.
[Exo 19:6 KJV] 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Israel was to be a kingdom of priests.
[Mar 1:4 KJV] 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
One of the reasons John baptized with water was to cleanse Israel to be priests in the kingdom.
Paul never commands the church, the body of Christ, to be baptized with water.
Those who say we should be water baptized are scriptural (water baptisms are commanded Israel) but not dispensational. We are not Israel and are not under the law.
Priests had to be washed with water to be set apart to serve.
[Lev 14:8 KJV] 8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
Washing with water was to cleanse Israel.
[Heb 9:10 KJV] 10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.
The ordinances under the first covenant included washings with water.
[Exo 19:6 KJV] 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Israel was to be a kingdom of priests.
[Mar 1:4 KJV] 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
One of the reasons John baptized with water was to cleanse Israel to be priests in the kingdom.
Paul never commands the church, the body of Christ, to be baptized with water.
Those who say we should be water baptized are scriptural (water baptisms are commanded Israel) but not dispensational. We are not Israel and are not under the law.
