Topical Encyclopedia The Paschal Lamb, central to the observance of Passover, holds profound typological significance within the biblical narrative. Instituted in Exodus 12, the Passover lamb was to be without blemish, a male of the first year, symbolizing purity and innocence. The lamb was to be slaughtered, and its blood applied to the doorposts and lintels of the Israelites' homes, serving as a sign for the Lord to "pass over" and spare them from the plague of the firstborn (Exodus 12:13).The consumption of the Paschal Lamb was to be accompanied by unleavened bread, as commanded in Exodus 12:8: "They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs." The unleavened bread, or matzah, is significant in its representation of purity and separation from sin. Leaven, often symbolizing sin and corruption in Scripture, was to be entirely removed from the households during the Passover (Exodus 12:15), underscoring the call to holiness and the rejection of sin. The typology of the Paschal Lamb finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. As John the Baptist declared, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29). Christ, like the Passover lamb, was without blemish, sinless, and His sacrificial death provides atonement and deliverance from the bondage of sin. The Apostle Paul draws a direct parallel in 1 Corinthians 5:7 : "For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." The unleavened bread, in this typological framework, points to the sinless nature of Christ and the call for believers to live lives free from the leaven of malice and wickedness. Paul exhorts the Corinthian church, "Let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth" (1 Corinthians 5:8). The observance of the Passover, with its elements of the lamb and unleavened bread, thus serves as a profound foreshadowing of the redemptive work of Christ. It calls believers to remember the deliverance from sin and to live in the purity and holiness that the unleavened bread symbolizes. The Paschal Lamb, eaten with unleavened bread, remains a powerful testament to God's provision and the call to a sanctified life. Torrey's Topical Textbook Exodus 12:39And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. Torrey's Topical Textbook 1 Corinthians 5:7,8 2 Corinthians 1:12 Library The Passover: an Expiation and a Feast, a Memorial and a Prophecy Scriptural Types. Christ Our Passover Faustus Fails to Understand Why He Should be Required Either to ... Concerning the Communion, or Participation of the Body and Blood ... The Second Oration on Easter. Resources What is the paschal mystery? | GotQuestions.orgIf Jesus is our atonement, why did He die at Passover instead of the Day of Atonement? | GotQuestions.org What is Pascha? | GotQuestions.org Paschal: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Subtopics Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb without Blemish Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: A Male of the First Year Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: A Type of Christ Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Blood of, not Sprinkled on Threshold Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Blood of, Sprinkled on Lintel and Door-Posts Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Chosen Before-Hand Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten in Haste Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten With Bitter Herbs Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten With Shoes On Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten With Staff in Hand Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten With the Loins Girt Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten With Unleavened Bread Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Its Blood to be Shed Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Killed at the Place where the Lord Put his Name Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Killed by the People Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Killed in the Evening Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Not a Bone of, Broken Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Not Eaten Raw Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Not Taken out of the House Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Roasted With Fire Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Shut up Four Days That It Might be Closely Examined Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Taken out of the Flock Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: What Remained of It Till Morning to be Burned Related Terms |
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