What does it mean that Jesus is the passover lamb?
In the Old Testament, right before the Israelites were rescued out of the Egyptian bondage, they were instructed to take a Passover lamb for sacrifice and then apply its blood on their door post. In doing so when the death angel passed over the house, it would have mercy sparing the firstborn child of the Israelites.
In the new testament Jesus is called the Passover lamb by John the Baptist in the book of John:
John 1:29 (NKJV)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
But, how does this relate to the annual sacrifice at the Passover? To understand this relevance let’s, look at a comparison between Jesus and the Passover lamb:
Jesus is the lamb that was offered up for our sins once and for all. He was blameless without blemish and, He finished the work on the cross so that we could be covered by God’s grace and mercy.
Jesus is the lamb that was offered up for our sins once and for all.
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