The Passover Lamb

The Passover lamb foreshadowed the real thing: “The Lamb of God that takes away the sin that is in the world” (John 1:29). By analogy, that Passover lamb offered on an altar was to be without blemish (Exodus 12:5) like what it foreshadowed sacrificed on a cross.

These emblems represent Christ’s final demonstration of unblemished righteousness that laid the foundation for our righteousness. His life’s consummation on the cross epitomized his whole life of righteousness. We are remembering here his willing death by crucifixion as The Great Demonstration. Love could not have a greater expression. Our whole life, too, needs to carry forward what this loaf and cup represent.