Why was Jesus called the lamb and not the scapegoat?

Question

Did he not have the sins of the people put on him?

This was Passover. The lots were cast to determine which would be the sacrificial lamb without blemish and which would be the scapegoat who had the sins of the people put on him and which was then driven out to the town dump.

In the original Hebrew of the Torah, the Christian Old Testament’s references to Gehenna are mostly replaced by a different Hebrew word, sheol.

Sheol is not an explicitly religious term. In ancient Judea, when a city garbage dump grew too large, the authorities would burn it. The resulting fiery mess was called a sheol. In ancient Judean literature, a sheol, a mountain of fire, was used as a poetic metaphor for earthly death.

Gehenna, or Ge-Hinnom, was the name of ancient Jerusalem’s municipal landfill.
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Answer 1

In Leviticus the scape goat was required because once one kills the offering it is kind of hard to have it come back to life. So through the use of both goats it was revealed that the messiah was to die for the sins of the world but also return and carry these sin far away. The figure of the lamb however, is from the Passover Lamb spoken of to Moses in Exodus, that would cause the angel of death to pass over those that are protected by its blood.
So even though the goat is a figure of Christ the lamb is main representative of what God meant to do through his son.

Answer 2

Before Jesus died on the cross, the priests in the temple sacrificed for the people. The sacrifice had to be a lamb without blemish, this was a sacrifice for forgiveness of their sins. Jesus, by dying on the cross, took the place of the sacrificial lamb, and thus is called the lamb of God

Answer 3

The scapegoat was driven off with the sins on his back. But where did the sins go? The sacrificial lamb DIED to pay the penalty for sins. Once he was dead, the sins were no longer a cause of debt to God. Jesus did that. He is eternal, so he could pay an eternal debt and 'live to tell about it!'

Answer 4

A “lamb,” between the Jews, replaced into killed and eaten on the Passover to commemorate their deliverance from Egypt, Exo_12:3-11. A lamb replaced into provided in the tabernacle, and later on in the temple, each morning and evening, as area of the daily worship, Exo_29:38-39. The Messiah replaced into anticipated as a lamb presented about the slaughter, to illustrate his staying power in his sufferings, and readiness to die for guy, Isa_53:7. A lamb, between the Jews, replaced into also a logo of staying power, meekness, gentleness. On “all” those money owed, somewhat than on all people of them on my own, Jesus replaced into said as “the Lamb In Genesis, as Abel presented a lamb for sacrifice we see a lamb provided for a human being. In Exodus, as each and each loved ones sacrificed a lamb in the time of Passover, we see a lamb provided for a relations. In Leviticus, at the same time as the individuals of Israel were urged to sacrifice a lamb, we see a lamb provided for a rustic. In John, because the Baptist identifies Jesus because the Lamb who takes away the sin of the international, we see a Lamb who will be provided for the international. the clarification christians believe Jesus is the perfect sacrifice is because the scriptures declare it atonement is a masking, no longer a elimination. The Lamb of God takes away sins, no longer covers them

Answer 5

the answer lies more in the symbology of the word. while a scapegoat sounds as one that was perhaps unaware of the events taking place a lamb is an innocent animal (metaphorically) and pushes the symbolism of an innocent a knowing participant and yet peaceful creature. besides goat symbolizes evil in ancient terms which is where this whole story comes from. dont let words confuse you the time is at hand and the master is coming be prepared

Answer 6

He was the lamb that was offered on the cross for our sins. He was buried and took our sins away and He rose again the third day for our justification. Hebrews 9: 22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Answer 7

In Old Covenant tradition a lamb, without blemish, was presented, offering no resistance, as a blood sarifice to cover ones sins.

Jesus Christ, without blemish, was presented, offering no resistance, as a blood sacrifice to redeem all mankind washing away the sins of the world.

Answer 8

A scapegoat is someone who has things dumped on them NOT by choice. Jesus is the lamb because it was His choice to take on our sins. He gave His life for our sins. He was not forced to do that.

Answer 9

C'mon, Satan is the built in scapegoat for religion! That role has already been cast.

Answer 10

i thought at some point He was called a scapegoat . . . o, if only i could remember a reference! i could be wrong, but i thought He was . . .