Lambs

Jesus celebrated Passover without the paschal lamb, emphasizing the importance of spiritual truth over traditional rituals. 127:6.6-7

Jesus told Peter to feed his lambs, minister to the weak, the poor, and the young, preach the gospel fearlessly, serve others, forgive freely, and value meditation and reflection. 192:2.2

The apostles were accustomed to Jesus celebrating Passover without the lamb, as he did not participate in the sacrificial services of the Jewish system. 179:0.3

The lamb became a typical sacrificial animal in early evolutionary religion, representing a forgotten god or vanished cult. 85:3.4

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Feed my lambs 192:2.2 — Jn 21:15.
• God is no respecter of persons 192:2.2 — 2 Ch 19:7; Job 34:19; Sir 35:12; Acts 10:34; Ro 2:11; Ga 2:6; Ga 3:28; Eph 6:9; Col 3:11.
• Sacrificial lamb 85:3.4 — Gn 22:7-8; Ex 12:3-5; Ex 34:20; Lv 4:32.
• Dove of peace 85:3.4 — Gn 8:8-12; Lv 1:14; Mt 3:16; Mt 10:16; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:32.