Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Talk Tuesday - The Jesus Series: Jesus The Lamb of God

Last week we laid the foundation for the Redemption Narrative by looking at The Fall of Mankind. Sin brought death, corruption and separation from God, but that was not the end. It was the beginning of God's great love story written just for us. So, why did JESUS come? We will start our series by exploring JESUS, The Lamb of God.

In the first chapter of the Gospel of John, we find John the Baptist proclaiming, "Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world," John 1:29 (NJB). Why does he use that particular title to describe Jesus? The language and concepts of the New Testament (NT) are often grounded in the Old Testament (OT). 

In the Book of Exodus (OT), the tenth plague where the angel of death takes the lives of every firstborn throughout Egypt, is what finally causes Pharaoh King of Egypt to let the enslaved Israelites go. "21 Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, 'Go and choose a lamb or kid for your families, and kill the Passover victim. 22 Then take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood from the basin, and with the blood from the basin touch the lintel and both door posts; then let none of you venture out of the house till morning. 23 Then, when Yahweh goes through Egypt to strike it, and sees the blood on the lintel and on both doorposts, he will pass over the door and not allow the Destroyer to enter your homes and strike,'" Exodus 12:21-23 (NJB).

In the Gospel of Luke (NT), Jesus says, “'With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.' 17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, 'Take this and divide it among yourselves;18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.' 19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' 20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you,'" Luke 22:15-20 (NKJV).

What did Jesus mean by saying he would not eat and drink the Passover meal until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God? What is this new covenant in his blood all about? Join us next week as we continue the JESUS series!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Loving the Jesus Series and can't wait to read next week's.

Blessings!

Anonymous said...

Refreshing! Praise God for you both at BGO.

Anonymous said...

Powerful!

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for the next series.