Research Paper On Jesus Baptism

Upon Jesus baptism He would begin the work that His Father had called Him to do. Jesus is the King and founder of His kingdom that would defeat all other kingdoms and bring all into His submission. His first encounter would be against the one who is the “prince of this world” and holder of the opposite power. The start of Jesus work on this earth would begin with the temptation though there were no previous teachings that the Messiah would have to face such temptations. One teaching proclaimed by the rabbis was that Messiah would come someday and stand upon the roof of the sanctuary and pronounce His coming. Old Testament Scriptures teach of a 40 day fast by both Moses and Elijah and thus the Messiah to fast 40 days would be three stages in the history of the covenant. Moses gave the Law, Elisha restored it, and the Messiah would perfect it. The difference was that Moses and Elijah were not tempted by the devil as Jesus was. Both Elijah and Moses …show more content…
Jesus was beginning His messianic ministry and His kingdom would oppose that of the devil and thus a great conflict would occur. Jesus the sinless son of God and to be tempted brings to light two passages: James 1:14, “but every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed”, and Hebrews 4:15, “for we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like we are yet without sin”. It appears that for Jesus to prove that He was sinless He had to face temptations. Jesus had a real human nature and a divine nature. The temptation of this human nature would prove His divine nature. As the first Adam sinned in the garden, the second Adam would be sinless in the face of temptation. The first Adam plunged all of mankind into a sinful nature and condemnation while the second Adam’s sinless sacrifice would redeem