Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you… The grand central truth of all the objective truths here is shadowed forth in that blood of the spotless lamb shed and sprinkled on the door-posts. It has a deep, mysterious meaning, and finds its interpretation in the history of Calvary and the Cross, far onward yet, even fifteen hundred years, in the history. The blood-marked house is but representative of every soul tenement on earth, the dweller in which — made alive to the impending doom by the voice that cries from Sinai, "Whosoever sinneth, him will I blot out from My book," and by the voice crying from the depths within — hath fled from under the dark thundercloud of wrath, to Him who was lifted up on the Cross. This blood is not only the central idea of this, but of all the revelations of God. The whole gospel, is, in fact, summed up just here — "When I see the blood I will pass over." Blood! blood! this is the one cry of the gospel — the Alpha and the Omega of the gospel. All hope of the Divine favour — all strength to resist and conquer sin — all power of a holy life comes from this blood. Is man redeemed? It is because "we have redemption through His blood." Are any ransomed from sin? "Not by corruptible ransom of silver and gold" are they purchased, "but by the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without spot." Are these justified? "Being justified by His blood." Are these cleansed and made holy? "His blood cleanseth from all sin." Are they, as strangers and wanderers from God, restored? "Ye who sometimes were afar off are now made nigh by the blood of Christ." Have they access to the Father's presence in prayer? It is because the High Priest "hath gone before" sprinkling the blood. Are they arrayed in spotless robes to appear at the court of the Great King? "They have washed, etc., in the blood of the Lamb." Are sinners cast off at last to eternal death? It is because "they have trampled under foot the blood of the Son of God." Thus in the gospel revelation, all mercy, compassion, and grace of God have their ground in that blood. All conviction of sin, all holy desire in the soul, as well as all hope and trust in the Holy Ghost, come from that blood. (C. S. Robinson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. |
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