How is the Passover lamb in Exodus 12 fulfilled by Christ?
The Passover lamb in Exodus 12 was a type or picture that Christ fulfilled by shedding His blood to purchase redemption. Israel’s lamb had to be without blemish, a male of the first year, taken from sheep or goats, and shared by households according to number.
Les explains that the concept of the Passover lamb in Exodus 12 is fulfilled by Christ, who has indeed shed His blood to purchase our redemption. This began in type, or picture, with the nation of Israel. Exodus 12 opens with the Lord speaking to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, making that month the beginning of months and the first month of the year, which is April in the Jewish calendar. On the tenth day, every man was to take a lamb for a house or family; if the household was too little for the lamb, he and his neighbor next to his house were to take it according to the number of souls, every man according to his eating. The lamb was to be without blemish, a male of the first year, taken from the sheep or from the goats.