Acts 8:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

He was

Isaiah 53:7

As a

Romans 8:36

And like

John 1:29

1 Peter 1:19

1 Peter 2:21

Opened

General references

Numbers 7:39

Matthew 27:12

Bible References

He was

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opened not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth.

As a

You have given us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

But I was like a docile lamb being brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had plotted evils against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may be remembered no more.

But You, O Jehovah, know me. You have seen me and tried my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and devote them for the day of slaughter.

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

As it is written, "For Your sake we are killed all the day long. We are counted as sheep of slaughter."

And like

The next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;

For you were not called to this? For Christ also suffered on our behalf, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps,

Opened

I became dumb, keeping still; I was silent, from good; and my pain was stirred.

And standing up, the high priest said to Him, Do you answer nothing? What is it that these witness against you?

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And parting His clothing, they cast lots.

(that the word might be fulfilled which He spoke, "Of those whom You have given Me, I have lost not one of them").

General references

one young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year for a burnt offering;

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.