Explain the importance of the Passover lamb Old Testament Passover and Exodus The lamb was to be a valuable male without defects; only the best would do The lamb was dying in the place of the firstborn Israelites; it was a substitute. C Explain the importance of the Passover lamb Jesus is often referred to as the Passover lamb; he was perfect and was sacrificed for the sake of others (The leftover Lamb had to be burnt because it was a sacrifice to God I could not be left for someone else other than the Israelites) ADJ