Baptism

marked by ceremonial washing and anointing by John. It was therefore
obedience to the Mosaic Law. John the Baptist was of Priestly class, being
the son of Zechariah and was born after Zechariah served the Holy of Holies.
John also was a prophet of high status so that he combined the Priest and the
Prophet in himself. Hence Jesus declares that:
Matt. 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not
risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom
of heaven is greater than he.
Luke 7:28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than
John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
So there was none more suitable for this work than John.
Hebr. 9:24 -26 For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only
a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's
presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way
the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not
his own. .. Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation
of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do
away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Num. 4:3 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve
in the work in the Tent of Meeting.
Luke 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his
ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Jesus was anointed at the age of thirty according to the law. Until that time he
led a life that is totally pleasing to God, in obedience to the law. He was thirty
and it was the right time for drafting into service.
What is the lawful method of anointing a priest according to Mosaic Law?
Could Jesus be anointed as Priest under caste system? How could a non-
Levite become a Priest? What justification could lawfully give for the
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