Proverbs 27:26a The lambs are for thy clothing,
(Some 3200 years after the creation, Solomon wrote, "The lambs are for thy clothing".
But much earlier, shortly after the creation, the LORD granted Adam a wonderful task:)
Genesis 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20a And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field;
Most people I know consider this to mean that Adam gave the classification names, i.e. horse, lion, dove, cow, sheep, etc.
Since it began with two of each, I don't think that he called them, horse #1 & horse #2, or dove #1 & dove #2, etc.
You can believe how you want, regarding this, but I kind of think that Adam may have given personal names to them.
That would be like how the LORD gave Adam his name, or Adam calling his wife Eve, or how they would name their children.
If that was so, there may have been a couple of lambs, perhaps the second generation of the two sheep that were initially created.
Adam could have had a couple of very tender, cute names for these two little lambs.)
Then, just for the sake of discussion, let's say he called one, "Twinkle", and the other, "Cuddles".)
(There was a command that the LORD gave to Adam:)
Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
(Breaking that command would result in death, they broke it, the LORD came, and Adam and Eve were to die that day.
However, the LORD did something unexpected, he provided a substitutionary sacrifice, to die in their place:)
Genesis 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
(What does that mean? Perhaps, just as Adam may have thought that the LORD was about to kill him, the two lambs were there.
And the LORD took Twinkle, killing him before them, and as the blood gushed out, maybe Adam gasped in shock.
Then for Eve, the LORD took Cuddles, killing him the same way, and maybe they cried out, "Oh Twinkle! Oh Cuddles"!
That's how horrible sin is - the wages of sin is death - no way to get around it, like the law of gravity, if you jump, you fall.
When they saw the suffering and anguish of the lambs, they realized the suffering and anguish the LORD felt when they sinned.
They had been innocent, the lambs, too, were innocent, but of course, the LORD himself is innocent - but look what happened.
As they were eating the fruit, were they at all aware they were betraying the LORD's love and their cruelty against him?
However, those things became clear, as they watched those lambs being ripped open - skins don't come off like banana peels.
Then the LORD made coats of the skins of those lambs, for Adam and Eve to cover them, and perhaps the blood touched them.)
(No doubt Adam told all this to his descendants, as seen by the account of two of his children.
So, Abel brought a substitutionary sacrifice of one of his lambs, but Cain ignored that, offering the work of his hands, instead:)
Genesis 4:2b And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
(Then, some 2700 years later, when Israel was enslaved in Egypt, after plaguing Egypt, the LORD told Moses:)
Exodus 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
(The way that the LORD describe how sacrifices are carried out:)
Leviticus 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
(The man bringing the sacrifice was to put his hand on the head of the lamb, or whatever animal he brought for sacrifice.
He was identifying himself, personally, with the one being sacrificed.
Then in line 5, it continues with the same man, saying, "And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD:"
Only after that does it mention the priests, who were to then sprinkle the blood upon the altar.
Then in line 6, it goes back to the man, saying, "And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces."
Only after that, it again mentions the priests putting the fire on the altar.)
(As a side note, there are some cats where I work, whom I feed and give water to.
One cat, whom I named, "Roo", was my favorite, who, in the morning, would see my car coming & run towards me.
As I parked & opened the door, Roo would always put her head close for me to pet her.
One day, she was under a truck and got hurt real bad. I heard her screaming & I ran outside.
She was torn badly, bleeding, crying out, and she had a look of shock, terror, and extreme agony in her eyes.
I asked my boss to use his gun, to put Roo out of her misery, then later, when I was alone, of course I wept.)
(Back to the first Passover:)
Exodus 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
(Four days they had the little lamb in their house. No doubt the children played with the little lamb, and probably named it.
Possibly, the little lamb may even have slept with the children.
The little lamb was probably so happy to be in the house with the family, and felt loved.
Its little tail was probably shaking and its eyes all lit up with joy.
Then the evening of the 14th, the father of the house takes the lamb out, to kill it, placing his hand on the head of the lamb. .
It's probably still looking joyfully at the man, until the knife rips him open.
In utter shock & agony it tries to get away, but the man is holding him tight.
So, as it intensely suffers and bleeds out, it maybe keeps looking into the man's eyes.
Finally, the life in the blood, finishes coming out into the container the man has to collect the blood, and the lamb has died.)
Exodus 12:7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
(Then the children see their father at the door, applying the blood. Maybe they ask, "What is that?" And he tells them it's blood.
They ask, "Whose blood is that?" He tells them it is the blood of the little lamb.
They cry, "Daddy, Daddy! Our little lamb has been killed!" But their father tells them, "Our lamb had to die, so we can live!
The LORD doesn't want to kill us, and he won't, when he sees the blood of the lamb.)
Exodus 12:8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
(Then they gather around the table to eat, as the LORD commanded Moses.
As they take their first bite, the children ask their father, "What is this meat?" He gently tells them, "Our lamb".
As the shock, horror, and sorrow hits everyone at the table, the death of the lamb became for each one, a very personal sacrifice.)
(Some 1500 years later, the Lamb of God rode into Jerusalem on the same 10th day of the 1st month.
As he rode, the people laid palm branches before him, crying Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
He was daily with them in the temple, teaching and healing the people, up until the 14th.
But that Passover was completely different: the Lamb of God is actually the LORD himself manifest in the flesh.
And since the LORD is eternal, and omnipresent in both time and space, he was able to die for every one of us.
He is our substitutionary sacrifice, for every sin of every person who has ever lived, lives now, or will still live upon this earth.
That was my sin hurting him, that was me spitting on him, scourging his back open, hammering nails through his hands and feet.
Every time that I lied, cussed, lusted, or coveted, it was another pain upon the Son of God.
Therefore, I was guilty of the body and blood of the crucified Lamb of God.
The Father watched as his dear Son suffered in anguish because of my sins, that I committed against the LORD, himself.
What if I would have died lost, still guilty of the blood of his Son, how would the Father have looked at me then?)
(Mary Magdalene, the apostle John, and Jesus' mother, watched and listened, for those six hours that he suffered on the cross.
They didn't want him to suffer like that, because they didn't know yet, that Jesus had to go through that, to keep them from hell.)
(But, now, when the gospel comes to us, we have the miraculous privilege of reaching back to that actual Passover in Jerusalem.
By his word, and through faith in his word, we are allowed to somehow place our hand upon the head of the Lamb of God.
And thus, the Lamb's crucifixion becomes the Passover sacrifice for us, personally, with our sins placed upon him.
And thus, the blood of the Lamb of God, by faith, is applied to us, personally, to cleanse us from all sin.)
(The Spirit convicts us of our sin, granting us godly sorrow over our sins, and grants us repentance.
Repentance is a change of mind, a change from believing a lie to believing the truth.
That change of mind leads us to turn - turn from sin to salvation - turn from ourselves to Jesus:)
Corinthians 7:9b but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner,
10a For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:
Acts 20:21b repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:20b that they should repent and turn to God,
(What lie do we believe? Perhaps we didn't think that we we're not that bad, or that Jesus would never send us to hell;
or that there are many ways to God, or that we can worship God by whatever name we desire.)
(What is the truth?)
Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Ezekiel 18:20a The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Romans 6:23a For the wages of sin is death;
Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 16:30b Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31a And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
I John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
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