Why is a lamb holy?

Question

What does a lamb have to do with God? I don't understand.

Answer 1

The Lamb is not holy.
The bible used lots of metaphors.

Answer 2

Dude: In the Old Testament a young lamb would be offered as payment for sin since it was pure and God only accepts a pure sacrifice; its purity made it holy. Jesus substituted that lamb in the New Testament, so he is called the lamb of God.
Mr. M. on "holy."

Answer 3

Sheep have from earliest times been offered in sacrifice. Under the Law, all firstborn male lambs were to be sacrificed, but not until at least eight days old. To redeem a firstborn male ***, a sheep was to be offered. Rams were presented as guilt offerings.In the Scriptures, “sheep” often denote the defenseless, innocent, and, at times, abused people of God. Under unfaithful shepherds or leaders, the Israelites as God’s sheep suffered greatly.
Jesus Christ was prophetically spoken of as a sheep brought to the slaughtering and as a ewe that remains mute before her shearers. (Isa 53:7; Ac 8:32, 35; compare 1Pe 2:23.) Because of Jesus’ sacrificial role, John the Baptizer identified Jesus as “the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world,” and in the book of Revelation the Son of God is repeatedly called “the Lamb.

Answer 4

In the Old Testament a lamb was offered up as an animal sacrifice to make peace with God for the sins of the people. So the New Testament refers to Jesus as the lamb of God, because Jesus atoned for people's sins.

Answer 5

Not every 'lamb', either physical or spiritual was. Unblemished, healthy lambs were offered as sacrifices acceptable to God in the OT as atonement for sins but the priests did (at times) present unholy sacrifices...;animals that were weak or sick or already killed by animals in the field..thus unacceptable to God.

Jesus was the Holy Lamb because he was spiritually pure and in keeping with the 'unblemished' part, no bones were broken on his body during the Crucifixion where it was customary that the leg bones of the accused were broken. He was the sacrifice for all mankind that God accepted.

Answer 6

I suspect the idea of a lamb is that is very innocent; thus when Jesus is called the Lamb of God, it is to relate that He had no sin.

Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

Man is often identified as sheep (not because they are "dumb", as many non-agrarian people suspect). If you have been around sheep, you understand they are always seeking a shepherd, and that they are a very trusting herd animal

Answer 7

At passover the Hebrews would sacrifice a unblemished 1yr old male lamb. The Hebrews put the lamb's blood on the perimeter of their doors so that the angle of death (Satan) would passover their house not killing their first born male child.

Jesus is considered lamb of God, because He was sacrificed for our sins, just as the Jews would sacrifice a lamb for their sins.

Answer 8

In the Old Testament, before the time of Jesus, God gave the Jewish people many rituals to follow that were intended to help them recognize Jesus and what he would do when he came. One of those rituals was the Passover.

As part of that ritual, a lamb was brought into the home for three days (as Jesus was three years among his people as a rabbi), and then it is slain and eaten as a sign of God's salvation. So Jesus was slain (crucified) during the same week that the Passover lamb was slain, to bring that salvation.

So Jesus is often referred to as the "Lamb of God". He was slain during the Passover the same as the lamb was.

Answer 9

A lamb is not holy. It is just a lamb.

A lamb of the first year, without blemish was accepted as a sacrifice for sin.

The Lamb of God came to be a sacrifice for our sin.

It's type and antitype.

Answer 10

God the Almighty can make whatever He wants to be Holy and He chose the lamb to be sacrificed for HIS pleasure.

Jesus represents the ultimate sacrificial lamb of God.

God Bless You

Answer 11

This is a very interesting question.

Back when sacrifices were made, you were to use your best animals to do so. Lambs were considered to be good choices. But then when Jesus was crucified, he was considered to be and to have made the ultimate sacrifice. ( so he's called the Lamb of God )
Sheep were also used in reference to people because the shepherd ( Jesus ) was sent to tend his flock ( you and me )
I hope that this helps!