The Covenantal Divide
The Covenantal Divide: The Anointing of Jesus
Luke 3:21-22 Jesus baptism was the context of his anointing by God for the unique role and the special ministry as Israel’s Messiah. And I just want to start by reading those two verses, you know, we talked about this last week, but we’re going to finish it up here today. We’re gonna start by reading those two verses, then I’ll make a few comments just by way of review. It says in Luke 3:21, “Now when all the people…
The Covenantal Divide: The Baptism of Jesus
Luke 3:21-22 These are monumentally important verses. These two verses here really represent a high point in redemptive history. This is a zenith that marks the division between the two covenants of the Bible, very, very important text. This is what you might call a watershed text. I’m calling these two verses, Luke 3:21 to 22, the covenantal Divide. The covenantal divide. And for this week, we’re going to consider the role of Jesus’ baptism in that divide, and next…