The Blood of the Lamb: Divinely Ordered

The Blood of the Lamb: Divinely Ordered

And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it…Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Exodus 12:7&13

The thirteenth chapter of the book of Exodus is rich in symbolism. Christ is everywhere in the verses which describe the ancient institution of the Passover. Paul confirms the legitimacy of this symbolism in 1 Corinthians when he says, ‘For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.’ Critical to the Passover was the blood of the lamb. Moses makes mention of the application of it to the lintel and door posts in verse 7, ‘And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.’ In verse 13, which completes our text for today, he expounds the significance of it. ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.’ These two verses, taken together lead us to but one conclusion upon which we may dwell today: the Blood of Christ is of Divine Ordination. It was God Himself Who introduced the blood as a thing of significance on the night of the first Passover. It was God Himself Who specified it’s application and its implication. It is not the invention of man. Therefore it is altogether appropriate for us to lay emphasis upon the saving Blood of Christ. As the book of Leviticus declares, ‘it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ Peter draws the parallel when he says I Peter 1:18 & 19, ‘Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.’  Today, let us contemplate the Divine Ordination of the Blood of Christ. If it is important to God, it should be important to us.

Our most Gracious, Saving God,
We rejoice that You have ordained
that the Saving Blood of Christ should avail for all our sin,
and that by it we are saved for all eternity.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning