Paschal Lamb Fulfillment

Pesach/Passover

Paschal Lamb Fulfillment

 

Introduction

Next in the series of Harvests & Celebrations studies is Pesach/Passover - Paschal Lamb Fulfillment. The study of Paschal Lamb Fulfillment sheds light on how Christ spiritually fulfilled the requirements to be the acceptable sin sacrifice.

Signs of the Times

One of the appointments that God required his people to keep was the Passover; known to many as Pesach. Recall that the ecclesiastical year began with the sighting of the first visible crescent of the new moon after the barley crops have nearly reached the stage of Abib.

Numbers 9:2-3 KJV - "2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it."

Day of Preparation

Once the Sanhedrin observed the first crescent following the new moon and declared it to be the first of Nissan, God’s people began to prepare for the annual holy day wherein they call to remembrance their slavery and exile from Egypt.  On the tenth day of the month, the man of each house was to take an unblemished first born male lamb and keep it until, and kill it in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month.

Exodus 12:3, 5-6 KJV - "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:... 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."

If the size of the lamb was more than sufficient to consume in one meal, it was to be shared with neighbors.

Exodus 12:4 KJV - "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. 

To some this was similar to that of a house pet. Life was precious even in the life of an animal and this was a heartbreaking sacrifice. For others, scripture shows that sacrifice became common and led to hardened hearts and meaningless rituals.

Isaiah 1:11-13 KJV -"11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting."

This sacrifice was made for the atonement of sin. Without the atonement for sin, sin would have to otherwise be punished by death. God’s chosen people would not have been exempt. The blood was a seal of protection in that when the wrath of God was released, the homes that were sealed would keep those within them safe from harm.

Exodus 12:13 KJV - "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt."

After killing the Passover lamb, the blood of the lamb was used to cover the door posts of their home.

Exodus 12:7 KJV - "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."

While in their homes that evening, God’s people ate the Passover meal that had just been prepared.

Exodus 12:8-9 KJV - "8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

This fellowship meal was a perpetual observance given for the remembrance of God’s redemption of his people.

Exodus 12:24-25 KJV - "24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service."

1 Corinthians 5:8 KJV - "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."

The sacrifice of the paschal lamb was the highest focal point of the holy days in Nisan. The sacrifice immediately preceded the start of the Feast of Unleavened bread and was also to be offered up as a burnt offering with the sheaf of firstfruits.

Leviticus 23:12 KJV - "And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD."

When the Levitical priesthood was established, the man of the family would bring the lamb to the high priest, who would perform the sacrifice ritual and then give the lamb back to the family.

Christ the Passover Lamb

Each of these ceremonial commands that preceded the Passover feast were a shadow of what God planned to fulfill in his appointed time with the life of Christ.

The following table shows how Christ fulfilled each requirement to be the substitutionary sacrificial paschal lamb.

The Old Testament Ordinance scriptures show the commandment and requirements. The Old Testament Prophecy scriptures show the prophecy of fulfillment. The New Testament Fulfillment scriptures show exactly how Christ fulfilled them. 

Lamb

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:3-4 KJV - "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."

OT Prophecy

Isaiah 53:7 KJV - "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."

NT Fulfillment

John 1:29, 36 KJV - "29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. ... 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!"

Acts 8:32 KJV - "The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:"

Revelation 5:6, 8, 11-13 KJV - "6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.... 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. ... 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." 

Revelation 6:1, 16 KJV - "1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. ... 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"

Revelation 7:9-10, 14, 17 KJV - "9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. ... 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ... 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

Revelation 12:11 KJV - "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Revelation 13:8 KJV - "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 14:1, 4, 10 KJV - "1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. ... 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. ... 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:"

Revelation 15:3 KJV - "And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints."

Revelation 17:14 KJV - "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."

Revelation 19:7, 9 KJV - "7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. ... 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God."

Revelation 21:14, 22-23 KJV - "14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ... 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."

Revelation 22:1, 3 KJV - "1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. ... 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:"

Male

T Ordinance

Exodus 12:5 KJV - "Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:"

OT Prophecy

Isaiah 7:14 KJV - "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

Isaiah 9:6 KJV - "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 1:25 KJV - "And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."

Matthew 2:1-2 KJV - "1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."

First Year/Born

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:5 KJV - "Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:"

OT Prophecy

Isaiah 7:14 KJV - "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 1:25 KJV - "And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."

Luke 2:7 KJV - "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn."

Romans 8:29 KJV - "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."

Colossians 1:15 KJV - "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:"

Without Blemish

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:5 KJV - "Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:"

OT Prophecy

Isaiah 53:9 KJV - "And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."

Daniel 9:26 KJV - "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."

NT Fulfillment

1 Peter 1:19 KJV - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"

Killed/14th Day

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:6 KJV - "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."

Deuteronomy 16:6 “But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt."

OT Prophecy

Genesis 22:13-14 KJV - "13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 26:2-4, 17 KJV - "2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him." 

Mark 14:1 KJV - "After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death."

Luke 22:1-2, 7 KJV - "1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. ... 7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed."

John 2:13 KJV - "And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,"

John 13:1 KJV - "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end."

John 19:14, 31 KJV - "14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! ... 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away."

Killed Between the Evenings

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:6 KJV - "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."

Deuteronomy 16:6 “But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt."

OT Prophecy

Genesis 22:13-14 KJV - "13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 27:46, 50 KJV - "46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ... 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."

Mark 15:34, 37 KJV - "34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ... 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost."

Blood on Top & Side Posts

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:7 KJV - "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."

OT Prophecy

Psalm 22:16 KJV - "For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 26:28 KJV - "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

Matthew 27:29 KJV - "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mark 14:24 KJV - "And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many."

Mark 15:17 KJV - "And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,"

Luke 22:20 KJV - "Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."

John 19:2, 5 KJV - "2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, ... 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

John 20:25 KJV - "The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe."

Colossians 1:20 KJV - "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven."

A Sacrifice Offering

OT Ordinance

Deuteronomy 16:2, 5 KJV - "2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. ... 5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: 6 But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt."

OT Prophecy

Genesis 22:14 KJV - "And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen."

Isaiah 52:15 KJV - "So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider."

Isaiah 53:4-12 KJV - "4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." (See also verses 1-3)

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 26:28 KJV - "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

Mark 14:24 KJV - "And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many."

Luke 22:20 KJV - "Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."

John 1:29 KJV - "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

Acts 20:28 KJV - "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."

Romans 3:25 KJV - "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"

Romans 5:9 KJV - "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

Ephesians 1:7 KJV - "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"

Ephesians 2:13 KJV - "But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."

Colossians 1:14 KJV - "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"

Hebrews 9:7, 12-14 KJV - "7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: ... 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

Revelation 5:6, 9, 12  KJV - "6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth….9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;… 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

No Broken Bones

OT Ordinance

Exodus 12:46 KJV - "In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof."

Numbers 9:12 KJV - "They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it."

OT Prophecy

Psalm 34:20 KJV - "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."

NT Fulfillment

John 19:33, 36 KJV - "33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: ... 36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken."

Raised Burnt Offering

OT Ordinance

Leviticus 23:12 KJV - "And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD."

OT/NT Prophecy

Psalm 16:10 KJV - "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."

Acts 2:27 KJV – "Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."

Mark 8:31 KJV - "And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again."

NT Fulfillment

Matthew 28:6-7 KJV - "6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you."

Mark 16:6 KJV - "And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."

Luke 24:6, 34 KJV - "6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, ... 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon."

John 2:22 KJV - "When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said."

John 20:17 KJV - "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God."

Acts 13:35-37 KJV - "35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."

Acts 17:3 KJV - "Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ."

Hebrews 10:8-10 KJV - "8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."