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:

Cross-reference

Exodus 12:5 Parallel

Exodus 12:5 specifies the lamb must be without blemish and a male — the qualification for the Passover sacrifice.

Exodus 12:6 Parallel

Exodus 12:6 continues the instruction: keep the lamb until the 14th, then kill it — the selection leads to the sacrifice.

Exodus 12:21 records Moses relaying this exact command to the elders to select and slaughter the Passover lamb.

Exodus 12:47 repeats the command that the whole community must celebrate, reinforcing the communal aspect of this instruction.

Exodus 13:13 also uses a lamb for redemption of firstborn, linking the Passover lamb to broader redemption themes.

Genesis 22:8 speaks of God providing a lamb — a foreshadowing of the Passover lamb provided here.

Revelation 13:8 calls Jesus the Lamb slain from creation — tying Passover lamb to eternal redemption.

Revelation 7 describes the redeemed washed in the Lamb's blood — applying Passover deliverance to salvation.

Revelation 5 shows the slain Lamb receiving worship — the Passover lamb typology fulfilled in Christ's exaltation.

Paul explicitly calls Christ our Passover lamb in 1 Corinthians 5:7, directly connecting the Exodus lamb to Jesus's sacrifice.

John 12:12 Typology

John 12:12 describes Jesus' triumphal entry on the 10th of Nisan — the same day the Passover lamb was selected, fulfilling typology.

John 1:36 Typology

John 1:36 repeats the Lamb of God declaration, reinforcing the typological link between Passover lamb and Jesus.

John 1:29 Typology

In John 1:29, John identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away sin — the Passover lamb prefigures Christ's sacrifice.

2 Chronicles 35:7 Historical context

2 Chronicles 35:7 recounts Josiah providing lambs for Passover — a later historical observance of this command.

2 Chronicles 30:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:1 describes Hezekiah inviting all Israel to celebrate Passover, fulfilling the command to involve the whole community.

In Hebrews 11:28, Moses' faith in instituting the Passover and sprinkling blood is highlighted, connecting the Exodus command to the NT theme of faith.

2 Kings 23:21 records Josiah commanding Passover as written in the law, directly echoing this original instruction.

Joshua 4:19 Historical context

Joshua 4:19 notes the same date—the tenth day of the first month—when Israel entered Canaan, connecting Passover preparation to entry.

In Genesis 22:7, Isaac asks about the lamb for sacrifice, foreshadowing the Passover lamb selected here.