5″Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

Some passages of scripture sure leave you scratching you head, don’t they? I mean, really; would you want to eat raw lamb? Doesn’t even sound appetizing to me. So why did the Holy Spirit go out of His way to make a point of mentioning this at all?
As usual, He has something VERY important to tell us about Jesus!
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Qualifications Of The Lamb.
The lamb had to meet several qualifications. It had to be:
1. Without blemish
2. A yearling male
3. A sheep or a goat
4. There was to be one lamb per household.
5. They were to keep it in the house from the 10th day of the month to the 14th day, a total of 5 days. {The number of Grace.}
6. It was to be killed at twilight: 3pm, Hebrew time.
7. It’s blood was to be sprinkled on the doorposts and the lintel on the OUTSIDE of the house where they would eat the lamb;
8. Then they had to eat the flesh on that same night, ROASTED IN FIRE, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
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Because it’s a picture of Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God and what He went through to redeem all of us. Yes, He was literally “ROASTED IN FIRE;” the fires of God’s judgment, that is. That’s why He cried out, “I thirst.”
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Eating the Lamb “raw” means it didn’t go through the “roasting” part; in other words, through the fire. That is what paid for all our sins. They were also told not to boil the lamb. Boiling typifies watering down the word of God.
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It places Him on the same level as only a “good or a great teacher.” He is SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!!
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No, Church, neither boiled or Raw Lamb is an acceptable offering.
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You may follow the link below to continue this series:
https://emmausroadministries.international/2020/04/09/signs-of-the-times-passover-series-part-5/
Wow! I just read that this week. The word “raw” jumped out to me! I don’t recall seeing the before. It did strike me as odd. Thanks for expounding the meaning at this Passover season 😉
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You’re welcome! Have a blessed day!
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