The name Christ is the Greek word for Messiah which means “anointed one” in Hebrew. In the Bible, priests and kings were anointed with oil which is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. “Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on” (1 Samuel 16:13). David was anointed to be king over Israel because God had declared him to be a man after his own heart. God made a covenant with David, promising that one of his sons would sit on Israel’s throne forever. Matthew 1 reveals the genealogy of Jesus,…