Deuteronomy 16:5

—Was the passover lamb to be slain at home or at the sanctuary?

Problem:

Exodus 12:7

instructs that the passover lamb be killed in one’s place of residence, but Deuteronomy declares that it should not be slain “within any of your gates.”

Solution:

This is an example of a change in revelation (see Introduction “Mistake 17”) because of a change in conditions. When the Passover instruction was first given (

Ex. 12

), they had no common sanctuary. Later in Deuteronomy, they did and were instructed to kill the passover lamb there “in the place where the Lord chooses to put His name” (

Deut. 16:2

).