Anointed, the
Mashiach, the anointed, is an official title in the O.T. of those who were to rule for God. 1Sa 12:3; 1Sa 12:5; 1Sa 26:9; 1Sa 26:11; 1Sa 26:16; 2Ch 6:42; Isa 45:1. In the N.T. the title is restricted to the Lord Jesus – , the Christ – as the One anointed, not with oil, but with the Holy Spirit by God the Father. This had been predicted in Psa 45:7, of which John the Baptist was the witness. Mar 1:10; Joh 1:32-34: cf. also Act 10:38. He was called God’s anointed by Hannah, 1Sa 2:10 and by David, Psa 2:2. Daniel spoke of Messiah the Prince, and that He would be cut off and have nothing. Dan 9:25-26. The Samaritans as well as the Jews expected this anointed One, the Christ; and when He appeared souls were brought into living intercourse with Him, and owned Him as the promised One. Joh 1:41; Joh 4:25. In these two passages the Lord is called ‘Messias,’ the word being simply the Greek form of the Hebrew word mashiach. In other places a translation is used and He is called , ‘the Christ,’ the anointed One. See CHRIST.