Leviticus 1:10

And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

Cross-references

Leviticus 1:2 introduces the general rule of bringing offerings from herd or flock, from which the specific flock burnt offering here derives.

Leviticus 1:3 establishes the same 'male without defect' requirement for herd burnt offerings, mirroring this verse's rule for flock offerings.

Leviticus 1:17 describes the burnt offering of birds, completing the spectrum of burnt offerings alongside the flock animals in 1:10.

Leviticus 22:19 reaffirms the requirement for a male without blemish from sheep or goats, reinforcing the same sacrificial standard.

Leviticus 12:6 applies the burnt offering rule to a postpartum purification lamb, a specific instance of the general requirement.

Leviticus 23:12 commands a male lamb a year old without blemish for the firstfruits burnt offering, directly applying the rule.

Leviticus 3:6 specifies peace offerings from the flock also require without blemish, but allows female, contrasting with the male-only burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:23 also requires a male goat without defect, but for a sin offering — showing consistent standards across offering types.

Leviticus 14:10 includes male lambs without blemish for the leper's purification, echoing the same sacrificial standard.

Isaiah 53:7 Typology

Isaiah 53:7 portrays the suffering servant as a lamb led to slaughter — a direct typological fulfillment of the sacrificial lamb from the flock.

Malachi 1:14 condemns offering blemished animals when a male is available, directly reinforcing the need for unblemished male sacrifices.

John 1:29 Typology

John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away sin, fulfilling the sacrificial lamb typology from Leviticus.

Exodus 12:5 Parallel

Exodus 12:5 gives the same requirement—male without blemish from sheep or goats—for the Passover lamb, linking burnt offering and Passover sacrifice.

Numbers 6:14 requires a male lamb without blemish for the Nazirite's burnt offering, consistent with Leviticus 1:10.

Genesis 4:4 Typology

Genesis 4:4 shows Abel offering the firstborn of his flock, an early precedent for a flock offering, though without the defect requirement.