Was A Sacrificial Lamb Really Necessary For Humanity?

As the Hebrews arranged for their departure from subjugation in Egypt, they were told to make bread without yeast (“unleavened bread”) on the grounds that they lacked the necessary amount of time to sit and wait for it to rise. Yeast was likewise an image of wrongdoing, so they were directed to clear every last bit of it out of the house (Exodus 12:15, 13:7). Christ is our Passover, the only perfect penance for our wrongdoing. Since He has conveyed us from the servitude of transgression, we ought to not have anything to do with the wrongdoings of the past (“old leaven”).

In the Old Testament, a lamb had to be used as a sacrifice to temporarily cover the sins of man. This is due to the sin brought onto man in the Garden of Eden. On the night that the children of Israel were to leave Egypt, the family was to sacrifice a lamb without blemish and sprinkle the blood on the doorposts. As the Angel of the Lord went through destroying the first-born Egyptians, the Angel of the Lord would Passover the homes where the blood was applied to the door posts (Exodus 12).

The blood represents life as stated in Leviticus 17:11, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.” How does the blood make compensation for wrongdoing? When presented with the right disposition, the penance and the blood that is shed from it made absolution of transgression conceivable. From one perspective, the blood addressed the life of the sinner, contaminated by his wrongdoing, and set out toward death. Then again, the blood addressed the blameless existence of the creature that was forfeited in the spot of the one who was guilty that was making the contribution. The demise of the creature (of which the blood was verification) satisfied the punishment of death. Hence, God allowed the sinner to be pardoned (Leviticus 17:11-14).

Where is the lamb?

Genesis 22:7, “And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

For what reason did God request that Abraham play out a human penance? Pagan countries rehearsed the sacrifice of humans, however God denounced this as an awful sin (Leviticus 20:1-5). God did not want Isaac to die, yet he needed Abraham to forfeit Isaac in his heart so it would be evident that Abraham cherished God more than he adored his guaranteed and long anticipated child. Here Abraham’s faith was tested. He was to offer his son Isaac unto the Lord. When Isaac asked where the lamb was, Abraham’s reply was “God will provide himself a lamb.” God was not requiring a human sacrifice. He wanted Abraham to sacrifice Isaac in his heart. God was trying Abraham, and the reason for testing is to reinforce our character and extend our obligation to God. Through this troublesome experience, Abraham fortified his obligation to comply with God. He likewise found out about God’s capacity to provide.

Behold the Lamb:

John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

Each day and each evening in the Temple, the sacrifice of a lamb was performed for the wrongdoings of the Jews (Exodus 29:38-42). In Isaiah 53:7, it was forecasted that the Messiah, the servant of God, would be directed to the butcher like a sheep. To suffer for the consequence for transgression, an innocent life must be given, and God decided to give the penance Himself. The wrongdoings of the world were eliminated when Jesus died upon the cross as the only perfect penance. This is the manner in which our wrongdoings are excused (1 Corinthians 5:7). The “sin of the world” implies everybody's transgression, the wrongdoing of every person. Jesus followed through on the cost of our wrongdoing by His passing. We can obtain absolution by admitting our wrongdoing to Him and requesting His pardoning.

Here, John realized who Jesus was and pronounced that they were to look to Jesus for the pardon of their sins. Because Christ delivered us from sin, we should have nothing to do with the past. We were redeemed by the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19).

Worthy is the Lamb:

Revelation 5:12, “Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.”

The path to the realm of Christ realm went through the cross. During the time when Jesus was physically here on earth, His disciples thought that His natural realm was unavoidably coming, however He told them over and over that He had come so that He may die (Mark 10:45). The celestial host broadcasted Jesus’ lawfulness to respect and power, partly, since He persevered through the cross. They pronounced that He is deservingly worthy to be given regal praise since He “is the Lamb that was slain.” He is justified, and worthy, to obtain the authority and power to lay out and administrate His realm (Revelation 20:4-6).