A voice came from heaven: you are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased — the heavenly declaration combines Psalm 2:7 (the royal enthronement psalm: you are my Son), Isaiah 42:1 (my chosen one in whom I delight, the first Servant Song), and possibly Genesis 22:2 (your son, your only son, whom you love). Jesus is simultaneously the royal Messiah of Psalm 2, the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 42, and the beloved Son in the pattern of Isaac. The voice speaks to Jesus in the second person (you are my Son), making the baptism a private divine confirmation before the public ministry begins. The entire Trinity is present: Son in the water, Spirit descending, Father speaking.

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