John the Baptist was a prophet who is trying to prepare the nation of Israel from the long awaited and promised Messiah. He is calling for the nation to repent of the sins and to be baptized to have them washed away. People from all over Judea are coming to see John and be baptized. In Matthew 3:13-17, Jesus shows up to be baptized and John intends to prevent this from happening. He recognizes who Jesus is and knows he does not need to be baptized but Jesus insist that he mus