SCRIPTURE COMMENTARY #81
And John gave testimony, saying: "I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven; and he remained upon him." (John 1:32)
JESUS, THE ANOINTED: The visible descent of the Holy Ghost upon Jesus showed that in Him dwelt the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and that, being the one great Prophet, Priest, and King, He is indeed the Anointed, the Christ. In this way Jesus solemnly entered on His public work of Redemption. The kings and priests of the Old Testament were anointed with oil, and, by this unction, endued with the graces necessary for their state; as, for instance (Old Test. L), you read that the Spirit of the Lord came upon David after Samuel had anointed him: but Jesus was anointed by the Holy Ghost Himself, without the intervention of the outward sign of oil. He is, therefore, the Anointed of the anointed, the Christ.
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]JESUS, THE ANOINTED: The visible descent of the Holy Ghost upon Jesus showed that in Him dwelt the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and that, being the one great Prophet, Priest, and King, He is indeed the Anointed, the Christ. In this way Jesus solemnly entered on His public work of Redemption. The kings and priests of the Old Testament were anointed with oil, and, by this unction, endued with the graces necessary for their state; as, for instance (Old Test. L), you read that the Spirit of the Lord came upon David after Samuel had anointed him: but Jesus was anointed by the Holy Ghost Himself, without the intervention of the outward sign of oil. He is, therefore, the Anointed of the anointed, the Christ.
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
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