THE  LAMB  OF  GOD  -part 1 Listen to Audio

                        March 29, 2009

Intro: John 1:29, I Peter 1:18-21- one of most vivid pix

of Christ in scripture.

I.  Observe the parallel traits of this animal to the

Person of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Why a “lamb”?

1. It is a domesticated animal, not a predator

  Sheep are harmless- Heb.7:26, Acts 10:38

2. It had acceptability to the Lord- (as sacrifice)

Gen.4:3-4,  Heb.11:4

  Death of Christ is acceptable to God for all persons-

  I John 2:2

3. Sheep are valuable creatures—very productive

Lk.3:22, 9:35

 

II. Observe the lamb was selected for OT ritual

sacrifices that served as repeated object lessons

to Israel in OT.   Israel was given detailed system of

worship in Ex., Lev. And Deut.

1. It had to be male, without blemish- Lev.2:1-4

       It prefigured Christ- Rom.5:12, 15-17

  Without blemish = Lev.22:19-24,  I Pet.2:22

 

2. The animal was a symbolic “sin-bearer”- Lev.1:3

Animal sacrifice did not bring actual “forgiveness”,

but anticipated the sacrifice/suffering of Christ.

Hebrews 10:4

 

III. Observe major differences between such OT

worship and the NT truth about Christ.

Christ as our sin-offering constituted a payment to God

for His Person being offended by our sin and to provide

righteousness for us.

1. OT payment=temporal   Christ’s pyt =eternal

2.  “      “=ceremonial     Christ’s=actual

3. “      “     =human      Christ’ –human/divine

4. “      “   =lacking right.      Christ’s=righteous

5.  “     “ =  ended       Christ’s- endlessly efficacious