1. Acts 10:37 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why does Peter begin his sermon with a reference to Jesus’ baptism by John?

Acts 10:37 (ESV)

37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

The reference to John the Baptist highlights the importance of the last old covenant prophet.1 It is also a natural starting place for Jesus’ ministry since his baptism was when he was publicly anointed by God to be the Messiah.2