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== Types of Christ's sacrifice in the Old Testament ==
== Types of Christ's sacrifice in the Old Testament ==
 
Christ's sacrifice is prefigured in the Old Testament, including
* Abel's offering
** as opposed to Cain's which was inadequate
* Noah's burnt offerings after the Flood
* Passover
* Passover
** the unblemished lamb
* Abraham
* Abraham
* Isaiah
** offers Isaac, his son
 
* Isaiah 53 and the "suffering servant"
* Gideon's sacrifice
Also,
 
* the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
** when the high priest would enter the inner temple, the Holy of Holies, and offer a sacrifice for the sins of Israel


== Old Testament or "Old Temple" sacrifice ==
== Old Testament or "Old Temple" sacrifice ==