Exodus 12:5 References

5 'Your lamb shall be aan unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

a Leviticus 22:18-21, Leviticus 23:12, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19


Leviticus 22

18 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, 'aAny man of the house of Israel or of the aliens in Israel who presents his offering, whether it is any of their votive or any of their freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord for a burnt offering--
19 afor you to be accepted--it must be a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.
20 'aWhatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it will not be accepted for you.
21 'When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ato fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

Leviticus 23

12 'Now on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb one year old without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord.

Hebrews 9

14 how much more will athe blood of Christ, who through bthe eternal Spirit coffered Himself without blemish to God, dcleanse your conscience from edead works to serve fthe living God?

1 Peter 1

19 but with precious ablood, as of a blamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.