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 | | In the Old Testament, the anointing of prophets and priests set them apart for their religious functions (1 Kings 19:16; Isaiah 61:1; Exodus 28:41, 29:7); the anointing of kings was a symbol of their power as representatives of God in a theocracy (1 Samuel 10:1, 16:13; 2 Samuel 2:4; 2 Kings 9:6; Psalms 89:20). |
 | | To believe that "Jesus is the Christ" is to believe that he is the Anointed, the Messiah of the prophets, the Saviour sent of God, that he was, in a word, what he claimed to be. |
 | | "anointed," translates, in the Sept., the word "Messiah," a term applied to the priests who were anointed with the holy oil, particularly the high priest, e.g., Lev. |
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