A lamb is a meek-tempered and gentle animal that is both dauntless and obedient. A lamb has characteristics comparable to a savior who changed the world forever. Throughout the poem “The Lamb,” William Blake proves the similarities of Jesus Christ and a lamb. William Blake uses allusions to the literary legend, the Bible, to tie together evidence of the lamb’s and Jesus Christ’s similarities. It is apparent that Blake is writing to a Christian audience based upon his use of symbols from Christianity. The use of allusions to the Bible in “The Lamb” reveal to the reader the evidence of God in every aspect of life, which means God exists in the midst of evil as well. In line four, Blake writes “by the stream”, which is symbolic to Psalms …show more content…
In the gospel chapters of the Bible, the Lord says that those who have childlike faith will enter the kingdom of God. In Matthew 18:2, the Lord says, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” The gospel also tells the story of the beginning of the icon Jesus, which is that he came as a small babe wrapped in swaddling clothes. In Luke 2:12 the people are informed that Jesus is coming as a baby, “this will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Jesus began as an innocent child and continuously lived his life as a “meek and mild” lamb (15). Even the birth of the perfectly innocent child, Jesus, was during a time of human violence, which highlights the vulnerability of a child. A lamb is vulnerable just as a newborn child, which is why they need their shepherd to guide them daily. Baby Jesus was vulnerable because the world around him was searching for him on order to kill him. In Matthew 2, Jesus’ father was informed in a dream from an angel about Herod’s intentions, “Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill