Joshua 17 & 18, John 1: 29-51, Psalm 72
John 1: 29 (ESV)
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
In verse 29 from John 1, John the Baptizer saw Jesus and
immediately greeted him with his future. Jesus was going to be the lamb that
was to be sacrificed so he could take away the sin of the world. It took me a
long time to realize that Jesus was the sacrificial lamb, and that both and
John the Baptizer knew of his destiny. Did the disciples realize the metaphor
of Jesus being the sacrificial lamb when they heard John the Baptizer says
these words about Jesus? Since it took me a long time to get the connection, I’m
sure they had a hard time getting the connection as well. They all thought at
the time that Jesus was going to be like David and be another king. Jesus was
going to unify all of Isreal to rise up against the Romans and free them from
their occupation. But God had a better plan in mind. Jesus came to free us from
the our sins, which is much worse than physical occupation.
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