Chapter 1
1 The Anointing on Jesus
In Old Testament times, the common layman (we'd call him
a "believer" today) had no anointing in him or on him. The
presence of God was kept shut up in the Holy of Holies in the
Temple.
But God would anoint the king to stand in that office; He
would anoint the priest to stand in that office; and He would
anoint the prophet to stand in that office. The Spirit of God
would come upon these three types of individuals to enable them
to stand in their respective offices.
David had all of these anointings. David was king, and he
also was priest and prophet. In the 92nd Psalm, David said, "...I
shall be anointed with fresh oil" (v. 10). Oil is a type of the Holy
Spirit. (Often we need a fresh anointing.)
Anointings Today
God is still anointing prophets today. Prophets are
spokesmen for Him. The prophetic office includes anything that
speaks for God—which would be all of the teaching and
preaching offices—but especially that of the prophet, because
that is the anointing involved. God is still anointing people to
preach, to testify, and to sing.
And He's still anointing priests. What was the function of
the priest? He represented other people. Other people couldn't go
into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies, but the priest—
the High Priest—could go into the Holy of Holies, so he was the
intercessor for the people. God is still anointing intercessors.
He's anointing people to pray. There's an anointing there.
And He's anointing kings. We're all kings, glory to God.
Romans 5:17 says that we shall "reign in life." It's because of the