The Lamb Points to Jesus
Month 3: The Great Rescue · Why We Believe
Today's Scripture
Read together: Exodus 12:5-7 & John 1:29
5 Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. 6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight. 7 They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. — Exodus 12:5-7
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! — John 1:29
Memory Verse
“The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”— Exodus 12:13 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Deuteronomy 1–2
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time.The Heart of It
Look carefully at the rules God gave for the Passover lamb. It had to be "unblemished." That means perfect, with no spots and no broken bones. It had to be young, just a year old. The family lived with it for several days, almost like a pet, before it was given up to die. And its blood, brushed on the door, was what saved the home. Now jump ahead about 1,500 years. John the Baptist sees Jesus walking toward him, and he shouts, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" Jesus was the perfect One, with no sin. None of His bones were broken on the cross (). And it is His blood that saves everyone who trusts Him.
This is one of the most amazing reasons we can believe the Bible. It tells one story, with one Author, even though many people wrote it over many centuries. The lamb in Egypt wasn't just a lamb. It was a picture, painted ahead of time, of the Savior who was coming. God was preaching the gospel in a story long before Jesus was born. When we read Exodus and suddenly see Jesus, we're not making it up. We're seeing exactly what God planted there on purpose. The whole Bible points to one Rescuer, and His name is Jesus.
Around the Table
The little lamb in Egypt was a picture of Jesus, who is God's perfect Lamb!
Let's do it: Pretend to paint the doorframe, then point up and cheer, "Jesus is the Lamb!"
The Passover lamb had to be perfect with no broken bones — just like Jesus on the cross.
Let's talk: What are some ways the Passover lamb is like Jesus?
Bible scholars call this a "type." It's an early picture God planted to point forward to Christ. The Old and New Testaments fit together like a key in a lock.
Let's go deeper: If one Author wrote the Bible through many people, what does that tell us about how trustworthy it is?
💬 Conversation Starter
Have you ever watched a movie a second time and noticed clues at the beginning that pointed to the ending? The Bible is full of clues like that, and they all point to Jesus!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
When someone says, "The Bible is just a bunch of separate, made-up stories," we can kindly answer that it's actually one story by one Author. A perfect lamb saves a family in Exodus, written centuries before Christ. It matches "the Lamb of God" in John exactly. That kind of fit across 1,500 years isn't an accident. It's design ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
This is the principle Jesus taught the disciples on the Emmaus road. Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what all the Scriptures said about Himself (). Train your own eye, and your kids' eyes, to read the whole Old Testament with Christ at the center. Don't read it as disconnected morality tales. Read it as a slowly unfolding portrait of the Redeemer. This isn't reading Jesus into the text. It's Jesus' own claim about how the text works. When your children grow up seeing the Bible as one Author's masterwork, and not as scattered fragments, they'll have a far sturdier faith. Then, when skeptics try to chip away at it piece by piece, it will hold.
Draws on: Sean McDowell & J. Warner Wallace, on the unity and reliability of Scripture.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You for planning to rescue us from the very beginning. Thank You that the little lamb was a picture of Jesus. He is the perfect Lamb who takes away our sin. Help us see Jesus in Your Word. In Jesus' name, amen."
The whole Bible is one story by one Author. And every page points to Jesus, the Lamb of God.