SATURDAY August 23, 2025

The Lamb of God

God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son....
Hebrews 1:1-2

Hebrews is an awesome book; it speaks about the supremacy of Christ. I believe that Paul wrote this letter, as it is similar in style to his other letters. It does not matter who wrote the epistle because the Holy Spirit inspired the writer. The book was written to Jews who were Christians. The reason for the letter was that these believers had begun to go back to sacrificing lambs and goats to atone for their sin.

Interestingly, Don McClure recently shared a study at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs that sheds light on the book of Hebrews. He taught that the New Testament is the Old Testament contained. Therefore, especially in the book of Hebrews, you will find different types, wonders, symbols, pictures and analogies. God has been speaking to us through all these things.

For instance, in Jerusalem during Passover, millions of lambs were killed as an offering for sin. In the Old Testament, the shedding of blood was the requirement for the forgiveness of sin: And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). All these lambs, without blemish, were a picture of Christ. He became the Passover Lamb. It is only through His shed blood that we have the forgiveness for sin: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace... (Ephesians 1:7).

In the book of Hebrews, we learn that Jesus is the Lamb that was sacrificed to take away our sin once and for all (Hebrews 10:10). John the Baptist called Jesus: The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Jesus resurrected, and after some time with His disciples, He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. We are to look to Jesus for encouragement on our Christian journey because it is not how you start––it is how you finish.

...looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
~Hebrews 12:2~

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