The Passover Lamb
The Passover Lamb stood for two things.
The Passover Lamb was the symbol of deliverance. Nowhere in history did the Jews see the delivering power of God so clearly and definitely demonstrated as in the events which brought them out of Egypt. here was the deliverance par excellence, and without parallel. And to think of Jesus as the Passover lamb is to see in him the delivering and rescuing power of God come to earth for the salvation of men. Just as the first Passover lamb was the sign of God's deliverance of his people from their slavery in Egypt, so Jesus the second Passover lamb is the symbol of their deliverance from slavery to sin.
But there is a real sense in which the Passover lamb was more than a symbol of deliverance; it was the means of deliverance. It was the mark of the blood of the lamb, which the lamb had to die to provide, which was the means which kept the Jewish homes safe on that terrible night of death and destruction. The death of the lamb was essential for the deliverance of the people. Jesus therefore is the means of salvation whereby men are saved from the penalty and the power of their sins. Through his sacrifice and death that salvation came.
By William Barclay
A Look at the Final Week of Christ as the Sacraficial Lamb
Palm Sunday
Christ enters Jerusalem: Mat 21:1-11; Mar 11:1-10; Luk 19:28-44; Jhn 12:12-19
Monday
The second cleansing of the temple: Mat 21:12-17; Mar 11:15-18; Luk 19:45-48
Tuesday
The barren fig tree: Mat 21:18-22; Mar 11:11-14, 19-23
The questioning of the chief priests: Mat 21:23-27; Mar 11:27-33; Luk 20:1-8
Parable of the two sons: Mat 21:28-32
Parable of the wicked husbandmen: Mat 21:33-46; Mar 12:1-12; Luk 20:9-18
The tribute money: Mat 22:15-22; Mar 12:13-17; Luk 20:20-26
The Sadducees confuted: Mat 22:23-33; Mar 12:18-27; Luk 20:27-40
The great commandment: Mat 22:34-40; Mar 12:28-34
David's Son and David's Lord: Mat 22:41-46; Mar 12:35-37; Luk 20:41-44
The hypocrisy and ambition of the Pharisees: Mat 23:1-39; Mar 12:38-40; Luk 20:45-47
The widow's mite: Mar 12:41-44; Luk 21:1-4
Christ's second coming foretold: Mat 24:1-51; Mar 13:1-37; Luk 21:5-36
Parable of the ten virgins: Mat 25:1-13
The last judgment: Mat 25:31-46
Greeks visit Jesus. Voice from heaven: Jhn 12:20-36
The judgment of unbelief: Jhn 12:37-50
Last passover. Conspiracy of Jews: Mat 26:1-5; Mar 14:1, 2; Luk 22:1, 2
Judas Iscariot: Mat 26:14-16; Mar 14:10, 11; Luk 22:3-6
Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
Paschal supper: Mat 26:17-30; Mar 14:12-26; Luk 22:7-23; Jhn 13:1-35
Contention of the apostles: Luk 22:24-30
Peter's fall foretold: Mat 26:31-35; Mar 14:27-31; Luk 22:31-39; Jhn 13:36-38
Last discourse. The departure. The Comforter: Jhn 14:1-31
The vine and the branches. Abiding in love: Jhn 15:1-27
Work of the Comforter in the disciples: Jhn 16:1-33
The prayer of Christ for them: Jhn 17:1-26
Gethsemane: Mat 26:36-46; Mar 14:32-42; Luk 22:40-46; Jhn 18:1
Good Friday
The betrayal: Mat 26:47-56; Mar 14:43-52; Luk 22:47-53; Jhn 18:2-11
Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter's denial: Mat 26:57, 58, 69-75; Mar 14:53, 54, 66-72; Luk 22:54-65; Jhn 18:12-27
Christ before the sanhedrin: Mat 26:59-68; Mar 14:55-65; Luk 22:66-71
Christ before Pilate: Mat 27:1, 2, 11-14; Mar 15:1-5; Luk 23:1-6; Jhn 18:12-28
The traitor's death: Mat 27:3-10
Christ before Herod: Luk 23:7-12
Accusation and condemnation: Mat 27:15-26; Mar 15:6-15; Luk 23:13-25; Jhn 18:29; 19:16
Treatment by the soldiers: Mat 27:27-31; Mar 15:16-20; Luk 23:36,37; Jhn 19:1-3
The crucifixion: Mat 27:32-38; Mar 15:21-28; Luk 23:26-34; Jhn 19:17-24
The mother of Jesus at the cross: Jhn 19:25-27
Mockings and railings: Mat 27:39-44; Mar 15:29-32; Luk 23:35-39
The penitent malefactor: Luk 23:40-43
The death of Christ: Mat 27:50; Mar 15:37; Luk 23:46; 19:28-30
Darkness and other portents: Mat 27:45-53; Mar 15:33-38; Luk 23:44, 45
The bystanders: Mat 27:54-56; Mar 15:39-41; Luk 23:47-49
The side pierced: Jhn 19:31-37
The burial: Mat 27:57-61; Mar 15:42-47; Luk 23:50-56; Jhn 19:38-42
The guard of the sepulchre: Mat 27:62-66; 28:11-15
Resurrection Sunday
The resurrection: Mat 28:1-10; Mar 16:1-11; Luk 24:1-12; Jhn 20:1-18
The Passover Lamb stood for two things.
The Passover Lamb was the symbol of deliverance. Nowhere in history did the Jews see the delivering power of God so clearly and definitely demonstrated as in the events which brought them out of Egypt. here was the deliverance par excellence, and without parallel. And to think of Jesus as the Passover lamb is to see in him the delivering and rescuing power of God come to earth for the salvation of men. Just as the first Passover lamb was the sign of God's deliverance of his people from their slavery in Egypt, so Jesus the second Passover lamb is the symbol of their deliverance from slavery to sin.
But there is a real sense in which the Passover lamb was more than a symbol of deliverance; it was the means of deliverance. It was the mark of the blood of the lamb, which the lamb had to die to provide, which was the means which kept the Jewish homes safe on that terrible night of death and destruction. The death of the lamb was essential for the deliverance of the people. Jesus therefore is the means of salvation whereby men are saved from the penalty and the power of their sins. Through his sacrifice and death that salvation came.
By William Barclay
A Look at the Final Week of Christ as the Sacraficial Lamb
Palm Sunday
Christ enters Jerusalem: Mat 21:1-11; Mar 11:1-10; Luk 19:28-44; Jhn 12:12-19
Monday
The second cleansing of the temple: Mat 21:12-17; Mar 11:15-18; Luk 19:45-48
Tuesday
The barren fig tree: Mat 21:18-22; Mar 11:11-14, 19-23
The questioning of the chief priests: Mat 21:23-27; Mar 11:27-33; Luk 20:1-8
Parable of the two sons: Mat 21:28-32
Parable of the wicked husbandmen: Mat 21:33-46; Mar 12:1-12; Luk 20:9-18
The tribute money: Mat 22:15-22; Mar 12:13-17; Luk 20:20-26
The Sadducees confuted: Mat 22:23-33; Mar 12:18-27; Luk 20:27-40
The great commandment: Mat 22:34-40; Mar 12:28-34
David's Son and David's Lord: Mat 22:41-46; Mar 12:35-37; Luk 20:41-44
The hypocrisy and ambition of the Pharisees: Mat 23:1-39; Mar 12:38-40; Luk 20:45-47
The widow's mite: Mar 12:41-44; Luk 21:1-4
Christ's second coming foretold: Mat 24:1-51; Mar 13:1-37; Luk 21:5-36
Parable of the ten virgins: Mat 25:1-13
The last judgment: Mat 25:31-46
Greeks visit Jesus. Voice from heaven: Jhn 12:20-36
The judgment of unbelief: Jhn 12:37-50
Last passover. Conspiracy of Jews: Mat 26:1-5; Mar 14:1, 2; Luk 22:1, 2
Judas Iscariot: Mat 26:14-16; Mar 14:10, 11; Luk 22:3-6
Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
Paschal supper: Mat 26:17-30; Mar 14:12-26; Luk 22:7-23; Jhn 13:1-35
Contention of the apostles: Luk 22:24-30
Peter's fall foretold: Mat 26:31-35; Mar 14:27-31; Luk 22:31-39; Jhn 13:36-38
Last discourse. The departure. The Comforter: Jhn 14:1-31
The vine and the branches. Abiding in love: Jhn 15:1-27
Work of the Comforter in the disciples: Jhn 16:1-33
The prayer of Christ for them: Jhn 17:1-26
Gethsemane: Mat 26:36-46; Mar 14:32-42; Luk 22:40-46; Jhn 18:1
Good Friday
The betrayal: Mat 26:47-56; Mar 14:43-52; Luk 22:47-53; Jhn 18:2-11
Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter's denial: Mat 26:57, 58, 69-75; Mar 14:53, 54, 66-72; Luk 22:54-65; Jhn 18:12-27
Christ before the sanhedrin: Mat 26:59-68; Mar 14:55-65; Luk 22:66-71
Christ before Pilate: Mat 27:1, 2, 11-14; Mar 15:1-5; Luk 23:1-6; Jhn 18:12-28
The traitor's death: Mat 27:3-10
Christ before Herod: Luk 23:7-12
Accusation and condemnation: Mat 27:15-26; Mar 15:6-15; Luk 23:13-25; Jhn 18:29; 19:16
Treatment by the soldiers: Mat 27:27-31; Mar 15:16-20; Luk 23:36,37; Jhn 19:1-3
The crucifixion: Mat 27:32-38; Mar 15:21-28; Luk 23:26-34; Jhn 19:17-24
The mother of Jesus at the cross: Jhn 19:25-27
Mockings and railings: Mat 27:39-44; Mar 15:29-32; Luk 23:35-39
The penitent malefactor: Luk 23:40-43
The death of Christ: Mat 27:50; Mar 15:37; Luk 23:46; 19:28-30
Darkness and other portents: Mat 27:45-53; Mar 15:33-38; Luk 23:44, 45
The bystanders: Mat 27:54-56; Mar 15:39-41; Luk 23:47-49
The side pierced: Jhn 19:31-37
The burial: Mat 27:57-61; Mar 15:42-47; Luk 23:50-56; Jhn 19:38-42
The guard of the sepulchre: Mat 27:62-66; 28:11-15
Resurrection Sunday
The resurrection: Mat 28:1-10; Mar 16:1-11; Luk 24:1-12; Jhn 20:1-18