Worthy Is the Lamb

Look Back: What are you expecting from God right now? How have you calledout to Him and seek His will for your life this week?Look Up:Read Exodus 12:1-81. What instructions for selecting a sacrificial lamb did God give Moses inverses 1-5?2. What did God instruct them to do with the sacrificial lamb in verses 6-8?Read Exodus 12:12-14 & 12:24-283. What purpose does the lamb’s blood have in these verses?4. What else did God tell the people to do in these verses? How did the peoplerespond?Read Matthew 26:19-20 & 26:26-285. How do these verses show Jesus’ respect for the “lasting ordinance” of thePassover ceremony?6. How is the “covenant” that Jesus mentioned different from the “lastingordinance” that God has with the people of Israel?Read John 1:29 and Revelation 5:11-137. What does John say about the “lamb of God” in these verses?Overall (Discovery Bible Study)● What do these scriptures say about God?● What do they say about people?● How will I apply this to my life?Look Ahead: What is your response to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross? How mightyou worship and honor His death and resurrection this week?NotesLambs play an important role in the history of Israel and for followers ofJesus today. Israel began as a nation of shepherds and was delivered fromcaptivity in Egypt by the blood of a lamb. Jesus honored the lastingordinance to celebrate God’s deliverance at Passover just before He wastaken to be crucified. In that Passover celebration with His disciples, Jesuspromises a new covenant based on His personal sacrifice and shedding ofblood. His death and resurrection offers forgiveness of sins and hope forall people. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain and now reigns forever.