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The Spirit of God like a DOVE

Matthew 3:15&16
"15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered Him.
16 And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him:"

After Jesus was born Mary and Joseph traveled to the Temple in Jerusalem to make the sin offering required by the Jewish tradition. Mary and Joseph brought a pair of TURTLEDOVES. The Holy Family wanted to fulfil all requirements of righteousness, and to show obedience to the law.

Some thirty years later the other Father shall bestow His DOVE upon His Son. Jesus is stepping out of the wilderness and into His public ministry. There is a large crowd of witnesses here. Many have come to hear John the Baptizer speak and maybe even get baptized by him. John is a prophet filled with the Holy Ghost from when he was in his mother’s womb. 

"And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered Him." John did not feel he was worthy to be baptizing the Messiah, but Jesus insisted. "And Jesus, when He was BAPTIZED, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a DOVE, and lighting upon Him:" This is GOD'S offering of a dove showing that Jesus is the one, His Son, The Messiah! All witnessed by a multitude on the banks of the Jordan River. 

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