Outline Jesus is the Lamb of God based on Exodus 12:1-13

I. “Agnus Dei” painting.

II. On this Good Friday, we will think about the Lamb of God and Exodus 12:3–5 “Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household. And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish.”

III. Read Exodus 12:7 and comment. Exodus 12:7 directed them, “Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.”

IV. Common problem of being curved in on ourselves with sin.

V. We tend to isolate ourselves.

VI. Wish to enter into famous paintings.

VII. Knot is out of sight.

VIII. Read Exodus 12:13. Exodus 12:13 tells us, “The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.”

IX. New Testament idea of a dying lamb. The New Testament of the Bible picks up on the idea of a lamb dying for us. Jesus is referred to as the Lamb of God. In John’s Gospel, John the Baptizer pointed to Jesus and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). 1 Corinthians 5:7 states, “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” 1 Peter 1:18–19 tells us, “You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.”

X. Jesus, the Lamb of God, and blood.

XI. Via Dolorosa, “the way of suffering,” and black stole.

XII. Saved by blood of Jesus.

XIII. Blood was all Jesus had.

XIV. Conclusion. Isaac Watts, the great 17th century hymn writer, sums up the saving work of Jesus, the Lamb of God, with these words: “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.” Amen.