John 1:29 (NIV)

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

Exodus 12:26-27

And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’  then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped. 

Luke 22:15-16 (NIV)

And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

Luke 22:19-20 (NIV)

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. 

1 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)

Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. 

The lamb had to be perfect

Exodus 12:5 (NIV)

The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.

1 Peter 1:18-21 (NLT)

For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 

The Lamb had to be slaughter

Exodus 12:6 (NIV)

Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.

1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 

Matthew 26:53 (NIV)

Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 

The Lamb had to be shared

Exodus 12:4 (NIV)

If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor

Luke 14:23 (NIV)

Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 

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