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So, what does it mean to you that Jesus is called the Lamb of God?
this is an interesting article about this very question
https://www.biblestudytools.com/bib...es-it-mean-that-jesus-is-the-lamb-of-god.html
"To connect the dots for this question, we will want to take a look back into history and context of the Old Testament. Animal sacrifices are found all throughout books in the Old Testament. These blood offerings acted as a temporary covering for sin. In Leviticus 4:35, you get a clear picture of the process and the purpose. “..Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven.” (NLT, emphasis mine)
So the purpose of animal sacrifice and offerings was sanctification, righteousness (or right standing with God), and forgiveness. Hebrews 9:22 also sheds some light on the importance of the blood offering, saying, “In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.” In summary, this was life under the law: the people knew if sin was present, a sacrifice was necessary for redemption.
These various sacrificial practices in Jewish culture often involved lambs; this animal had a very important place in the religion. Lambs are known for their white coats, and white is a symbol of purity and cleanliness.
Can you begin to see how why Jesus was called the Lamb of God? He, too, was stainless, perfect and free of sin. He was perfectly pure. And just like the lambs were sacrificed for sin, so would Christ be sacrificed."
this is an interesting article about this very question
https://www.biblestudytools.com/bib...es-it-mean-that-jesus-is-the-lamb-of-god.html
"To connect the dots for this question, we will want to take a look back into history and context of the Old Testament. Animal sacrifices are found all throughout books in the Old Testament. These blood offerings acted as a temporary covering for sin. In Leviticus 4:35, you get a clear picture of the process and the purpose. “..Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven.” (NLT, emphasis mine)
So the purpose of animal sacrifice and offerings was sanctification, righteousness (or right standing with God), and forgiveness. Hebrews 9:22 also sheds some light on the importance of the blood offering, saying, “In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.” In summary, this was life under the law: the people knew if sin was present, a sacrifice was necessary for redemption.
These various sacrificial practices in Jewish culture often involved lambs; this animal had a very important place in the religion. Lambs are known for their white coats, and white is a symbol of purity and cleanliness.
Can you begin to see how why Jesus was called the Lamb of God? He, too, was stainless, perfect and free of sin. He was perfectly pure. And just like the lambs were sacrificed for sin, so would Christ be sacrificed."
