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Bible Study
Christ Our Prophet.


US Christ" This name has very
interesting meaning. The name
Jesus means Saviour. Gods angel
said to Joseph: Thou shalt call his
name Jesus, for he shall save his
people from their sins. The name
Christ means anointed, and is the
same as the Hebrew Messiah.
Hence we read John 1884, God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holv Ghost and with power"
Christ Anionted.
The custom of amounting dates
back to the children of Israel. The
Jews of the old testament employed
it as an act of Inauguration or con-
secration. When a king was chosen
he was indicted into office with
this ceremony. A very highly per
fumed oil was poured over his head.
When Aaron, the high priest was
elected, lie was consecrated to the
service of God in the temple by the
same ceremony. Christ was anolnt.
ed for the threefold office of Prophet
Priest and King. But it was not oil
that was poured upon him. God
anointed Jesus Of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power" GIN.
3:34). After living 80 years un-
known among his people Jesus was
most solemnly inaugurated into his
holy ministry. This took place at
his baptism, where the heavens
opened and the Spirit of God, de
scending like dove, lighted upon
Him; and 10 voice from the heav-
ems was heard to say: "This is my
beloved Son in whom | am we'll
pleased. "(Matt. 3:16 I'D Thus was
he supplied from heaven with the
Holy Ghost; His human nature re-
ceived divine power to carry on the
great work of prophet.
A Prophet.
We first get acquainted with pro-
phets in the old testament. These
prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah
and Jonah received messages from
! God, which they in turn were to
make known to the people. A pro-
phet therefore is an official spokes-
man of God. Whenever God wanted
to speak to the people, He selected
a holy man and communicated to
to him what he should tell the peo-
pie. These divine communications
often referred to future events, hence
has, arisen the popular idea that
the prophet was simply an inspired
foreteller of things to come. How
ever the office of the prophet was
not simply to foretell, but in gener-
al to forthtell, to utter what God
had revealed to him. whether this
pertained to the past, present or tu-
ture. A prophet is preacher.
Christ the Greatest Prophet.
About 1850 years before Christ,
Moses said to the children OF Israel:
THE Lord, thy God will raise up
unto thee a Prophet from the midst
of thee, of thy brethren, like unto
me; unto Him we shall hearken.
(Deut. 1879. This promise found
its ful6llment in Jesus Christ. After
his fasting and baptism Jesus re-
turned in the power of the spirit IN
to Galilee. nOn the sabbath day He
preached sermon on the text:
THE spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because He hath anointed me to
, preach the Gospel to the poor,
: (Luke 4:14). For three years Jesus
went about as prophet preaching
and teaching in Jewish villages and
, cities, in temples and synagogues.
: on land and on sea, before vast null
titudes, small gatherings and indi-
viduals. Christ was that great pro-
phet that was 10 come. His mighty
r works and miracles are signs OF
proof that he was the Son of God,
and his doctrine the truth. When
the five thousand saw how he fed
them all on five barely loaves and
two fishes, they exclaimed; This
is of a truth that prophet that should
come into the world" tJn.6:14),
: Nicodemus, ruler of the Jews, who
came to Jesus one night said: Thou
art a teacher come from God; for
no man can do these miracles that
Thou doest except God be with
f Him John 3:2). The Apostle Pc