The Lamb of Slavery

John the Baptist sees Jesus and he says, that's the lamb. Although Jesus is gentle and humble of heart, he is saying that's the sacrifice. That is the sacrifice. This is the lamb that just like the Jews in slavery in Egypt, when they ate the flesh of the lamb and they remarked, their homes are marked by the blood of the lamb. What were they given? They were given freedom and they were given life. And just like Jesus even points out, he says, even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,. The serpent in the desert became the symbol of hope for those who had been bit by the serpents. He on the cross is the symbol