The sinless Messiah entered Israel’s river not to seek cleansing, but to be publicly anointed for a priestly mission whose altar would be the cross.
Emir J. Phillips is a finance professor and writer with a longstanding interest in biblical theology and Israel in Scripture, with a focus on the prophetic storyline of the Old and New Testaments. His work aims to help evangelicals read contemporary events through careful exegesis—especially passages such as Deuteronomy 30, Ezekiel 36–37, Zechariah 12, and Romans 9–11.
The sinless Messiah entered Israel’s river not to seek cleansing, but to be publicly anointed for a priestly mission whose altar would be the cross.
Why the first witnesses and God’s covenant with the Jewish people still matter
A Messianic Jewish answer to Islam’s deepest objections about God, Scripture and Israel
As Sukkot begins, the Torah’s warning about hidden power leads to an unexpected promise: God has not left His people without a voice.
Ezekiel, Israel, judgment, and the God who gathers before He cleanses
Part 2: The twelve tribes, the remnant, and the hope of the New Jerusalem
Part 1: The twelve tribes and Israel's Messianic calling in a time of testing
