They had to slaughter a sheep, put its blood on the doorposts and lintel, and stay inside eating a meal of lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter greens. During that Seder, God would “pass over” without slaying their firstborn.​—Exodus 12:1-13.

¹⁰ That lamb was unique in a number of respects. For instance, many animal sacrifices of the Mosaic Law were presented by a single individual in connection with personal sins or guilt, and parts of the animals were burned on the altar. (Leviticus 4:22-35) Some meat from the communion offering was given to the officiating priest or to other priests. (Leviticus 7:11-38) However, the paschal, or Passover, lamb was not used on the altar, and it was offered by a group of people, usually a family, who were the ones to eat it.​—Exodus 12:4, 8-11.

11. What was Jehovah’s view of the Passover lamb, and to what did it point? (Numbers 9:13)

¹¹ Jehovah valued the Passover lamb so highly that he called it “my sacrifice.” (Exodus 23:18; 34:25) Scholars have said that “the paschal sacrifice was the sacrifice of Jehovah par excellence.” This lamb undeniably pointed to, or typified, the sacrifice of Jesus. We know this because the apostle Paul called Jesus “our passover [who] has been sacrificed.” (1 Corinthians 5:7) Jesus was identified as “the Lamb of God” and “the Lamb that was slaughtered.”​—John 1:29; Revelation 5:12; Acts 8:32.