![]() ![]() ![]() At that time Jesus became legally anointed from heaven with holy spirit as King of spiritual Israel. On this occasion of being anointed, Jesus of the tribe of Judah and of the kingly house of David presented himself to be baptized by his own second cousin, John the Baptist, of the tribe of Levi and of the Aaronic priestly house. For this high event Jehovah had developed his own faithful Aaronic representative, not needing to rely upon Jerusalem’s wicked Aaronic high priest who later had Jesus executed. So when the greatest regal anointing of all time occurred here on earth the picture was followed to an extent. 1:39) Likewise, the anointings of all future kings of Judah were performed by the Aaronic high priest then living. ![]() How historically dramatic this all turned out to be! The anointing of Solomon of the house of David as king over Israel was performed by the Aaronic priest Zadok. ( Luke 1:5) Their son John the Baptist then was of the Aaronic priestly house by double right, both through his father and through his mother. So Elizabeth, a descending daughter of Aaron, married Zechariah, who was also a descendant of the priestly house of Aaron. While Mary’s mother married Heli of the tribe of Judah, thus making Mary’s mother’s children Judeans in fact, Elizabeth’s mother married into the priestly house of Aaron, thus making her children not only Levites but of the highest house of the Levites as children of Aaron. ( Luke 1:39-45) It appears that Mary’s mother (who tradition says was named Anna and whom the Catholics call St. Anna) a and Elizabeth’s mother were fleshly sisters, descendants of the tribe of Levi. Not only that, but earlier they had established an endearing friendship based on similar high privileges extended to them by Jehovah. Jesus’ mother Mary and John’s mother Elizabeth were first cousins. 11:11) In Jehovah’s maneuverings this great prophet was the second cousin of Jesus and was his senior by only about six months. From the great work he accomplished in a public ministry of one year in co-operation with a group of disciples and about two years in prison, John is marked as among the greatest of all the pre-Christian prophets God had sent. John the Baptist was the last in the long line of the prophets that Jehovah had sent to his covenant people, the Jews. It was their liberal contribution of righteous works as preachers that helped bring theocratic fame to the closing generation of the Jewish systems of things. As it proved to be, the relatives of Jesus of Nazareth along with him became some of the most dynamic men of faith and champions of Jehovah’s true worship this earth has ever seen. People will remember how much God blessed me.WHEN the time came for Jehovah’s anointed Son to walk the earth as His Messiah, Jehovah chose the right human relationships to converge together as a zealous family circle of trusted servants of God to become a wholesome shield and influence to His own Son. ![]() I am very happy because God is my Savior.īut he has shown his care for me, his lowly servant. Great blessings are yours because you believed what the Lord said to you! You believed this would happen.” You are the mother of my Lord, and you have come to me! Why has something so good happened to me? When I heard your voice, the baby inside me jumped with joy. And God has blessed the baby you will have. In a loud voice she said to Mary, “God has blessed you more than any other woman. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the unborn baby inside her jumped, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Mary got up and went quickly to a town in the hill country of Judea. Let this thing you have said happen to me!” Then the angel went away. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant now for six months. She is very old, but she is going to have a son. And here’s something else: Your relative Elizabeth is pregnant. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God. The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen? I am still a virgin.” He will rule over the people of Jacob forever his kingdom will never end.” People will call him the Son of the Most High God, and the Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David. Listen! You will become pregnant and have a baby boy. The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, because God is very pleased with you. The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The Lord is with you you are very special to him.”īut Mary was very confused about what the angel said. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin girl who lived in Nazareth, a town in Galilee. ![]()
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