Authority

And along with the Spirit, a voice: "This is my Son, chosen and marked by my love, delight of my life." Matthew 3: 17 (The Message)

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"The descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove as Jesus arose from the waters [of baptism] was associated with the dove-delivered evidence of emergent life after the flood. God's blessing to Noah, which included a comprehensive delegation of authority, has a parallel in the heavenly voice to Jesus: "This is my Son, the Beloved." The phrase is a quotation from Psalm 2 and as such is not a term of endearment but a declaration of authority: Messiah emerges from the death-dealing abyss and rules over the chaos."

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Declaration of Authority, God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.