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Originally Posted by Kevin  Christ is "annointed' as a high priest. This is the begining of his ministry & is what sets him apart for this task.
BTW high priests were also baptised with oil on the head and with blood on the head/ear, thumb, and toe. The fulfillment of all of these is obvious in the life of Christ, but unless we recognise St Johns baptism of Christ as his annointing with water then the NT is silent about it. |
And it may be of benefit to note that John himself was a LEVITE the son of a Priest in Israel.
That ties in many OT examples as well.e.g., Samuel annointing king David.
Note: As for age, right off of the top of my head I believe it was the custom that priests entered into their minsterial service at age 30.
Note: Jesus was annointed as both priest and king.