In 1 Sam. 16:13, the prophet Samuel anoints David: "And the Spirit of YHWH rushed upon David from that day forward." Under the Old Covenant, we read of anointing with oil in connection with the Spirit coming upon a man. In the books of Samuel, Kings Saul and David are anointed by the prophet Samuel. The Spirit then rushes upon them.
Under the New Covenant, who is the prophet who anoints people for particular roles and ministries in the kingdom? It is the Lord Jesus himself. God, the Holy One, anoints with the Spirit through the mediator--who is the Prophet, Priest, and King. See, for example, 1 Jn. 2:20, 27 (see also Jn. 14-16 and Luke-Acts). And in this new world transformed with the New Covenant, all of God's people are anointed, not just prophets, priests, kings, and an Oholiab or Bezalel.
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