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Themes of the Bible #4: Annointed

Seth McDonald
05/05/24 - Sunday AM Worship

Series: Themes of the Bible

 
Themes of the Bible #4: Anointing

Introduction

    1. The word “Christ” is not Jesus’ last name. It is a title.
      1. Chr?stós (Greek) means “Anointed One” (483x in the NT)
      2. Messiah (Greek transliteration of Hebrew) = “One who is anointed” (53x in the NT)
      3. Anoint/anointed/anointing (149x in the Bible)
    2. Anointed people, places, & objects from Genesis to Revelation & are models of Jesus THE Anointed One.
    3. “CHRISTians” need to understand what it means to be “anointed.”
       
  2. The Meaning of being Anointed
    1. Jacob’s Stone at Bethel – Genesis 28.10-22
      1. Jacob had been blessed by Isaac and fled from Esau to go toward Haran.
      2. Jacob has a dream of a ladder with angels ascending and descending.
      3. Jacob pours oil on the stone and calls the place “House of God” (Bethel)
    2. A connection point between Heaven & earth.
    3. Designated as special, sacred, & holy.
      1. Given a special purpose to serve the as an ambassador for the Lord – Isa 61.1-2
      2. Special recipe for anointing oil given to Moses on Saini – Exodus 30.22-25
        1. Myrrh (fragrant liquid tree sap), cinnamon, fragrant cane, & cassia (aromatic bark)
        2. Mixed with olive oil.
        3. Plant (garden)-based liquid that is holy. – Exodus 30.31-33
           
  3. Old Testament Models of Anointed
    1. Creation & the Garden of Eden – Genesis 2.4-10
      1. “Anointed” with water & Spirit.
        1. Brings a garden full of life out of the wilderness.
        2. Filled with the presence of God.
      2. A special, fragrant garden that connects God & mankind.
      3. God uses a human to steward & care for the garden on God’s behalf. – 2.15
        1. Filled with God’s breath (Spirit)
        2. Made in the image of God to be God’s presence on earth.
      4. Adam rejects God’s purpose
        1. Sin/Death separates man from God & His garden.
        2. God promises a day would come that God’s Spirit would again be “poured”
          on all humanity. – Joel 2.28-29; Isaiah 44.2-4
           
    2. The Tabernacle – Exodus 30.26-33
      1. Set apart as a special dwelling place for God among His people.
      2. Another connection point between Heaven and God’s people.
    3. Priests, Prophets, & Kings
      1. Aaron & sons as priests – Exodus 28.41
      2. Elisha as a prophet – 1 Kings 19.16, 19
      3. Saul, David, & other kings  

 

  1. The Prophesied Christ
    1. Not a last name, but a title. – Mark 8.27-29; John 1.40-41
    2. Isaiah’s Anointed One – Isaiah 11.1-4; 42.1-3, 6-7; 50; 53; Luke 4.16-19
    3. Jesus is THE Anointed Priest, Prophet, & King – Luke 24.25-27

 

  1. The Anointed Christians
    1. We are anointed at baptism (by water & Spirit) – John 3.1-5; Acts 2.38
    2. We bear his title.
      1. To be models of Jesus – Galatians 2.20
      2. To point others to Jesus by how we treat each other – John 13.34-35; Psalm 133.1-3
      3. To glorify God by the way we live – 1 Peter 2.9-12
    3. Remember who you are. – 1 Peter 4.14-16; 1 Corinthians 6.15, 20




 

Discussion Questions

  1. What is special about the names “Christ” and “Christian”?


     
  2. What does it mean to be “anointed”?


     
  3. What does it mean to be an “antichrist?” – 1 John 2.18-20, 21-27

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