Jesus’ baptism (Mark 1vv9-11) foreshadows his death on the cross (see 10v39) where, though perfect and spotless, he will identify with sinful humanity and take their place by dying a death he doesn’t deserve: he will be the innocent in place of the guilty.
As Jesus is sent out into the desert after his baptism (Mark 1v12), maybe one of the things Mark would have us recall is the scapegoat (Leviticus 16v21) who would bear all the iniquities of God’s people away into a remote place in the wilderness.
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