Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on Door Posts
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The practice of sprinkling blood on doorposts is a significant event in the biblical narrative, particularly in the context of the Passover, as described in the Book of Exodus. This act is deeply rooted in the themes of deliverance, obedience, and covenant relationship between God and His people.

Biblical Context

The sprinkling of blood on the doorposts is first introduced in Exodus 12, during the final plague that God brought upon Egypt. This plague, the death of the firstborn, was the decisive act that led to the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. God instructed Moses to have each Israelite household select a lamb without blemish, slaughter it, and apply its blood to the doorposts and lintel of their homes.

Scriptural Reference

Exodus 12:7 states, "They are to take some of the blood and put it on the two side posts and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs." This act of obedience was a sign for the Lord to "pass over" the houses of the Israelites, sparing them from the plague of death that struck the Egyptians.

Theological Significance

The sprinkling of blood on the doorposts is rich in theological meaning. It symbolizes the protective power of sacrificial blood and prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose blood would bring about spiritual deliverance and redemption. The blood on the doorposts served as a sign of faith and obedience to God's command, marking the Israelites as His chosen people.

Covenantal Implications

This event is a pivotal moment in the establishment of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The blood served as a physical and spiritual marker, setting apart the Israelites and affirming their identity as God's people. It was a tangible expression of God's promise to protect and deliver them, contingent upon their obedience to His instructions.

Typology and Christological Fulfillment

In Christian theology, the Passover lamb and the blood on the doorposts are seen as types of Christ. Just as the blood of the lamb protected the Israelites from physical death, the blood of Christ, shed on the cross, offers protection from spiritual death and eternal separation from God. The Apostle Paul alludes to this typology in 1 Corinthians 5:7 , "For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."

Liturgical and Historical Observance

The Passover has been observed by Jewish communities for millennia as a commemoration of God's deliverance from Egypt. For Christians, the event is remembered during the celebration of the Lord's Supper, where the sacrificial death of Christ is commemorated as the fulfillment of the Passover sacrifice.

In summary, the sprinkling of blood on the doorposts is a profound biblical event that underscores themes of deliverance, covenant, and redemption, pointing ultimately to the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ.
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Exodus 12:7-23
And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
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Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
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The Passover: an Expiation and a Feast, a Memorial and a Prophecy
... itself into two main parts"the sprinkling of the sacrificial blood on the door-posts
and lintels ... the lambs were slain there, and the blood sprinkled, as in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the passover an expiation and.htm

The Lord's Supper
... But in the blood-sprinkled dwellings of the Israelites, there was ... This is the memorial
of my blood." And we ... each of them a piece of the sacrificial lamb, saying ...
/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/the lords supper.htm

The Blood of Sprinkling
... you not that they all extol the Lord Jesus in his sacrificial character as ... Sirs,
if you would be saved you must have the blood of Jesus sprinkled upon you. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 32 1886/the blood of sprinkling.htm

Christ Our Passover
... last of all, the Passover, which was the very shining apex of the whole sacrificial
and ritual ... Two things it said, the blood that was sprinkled on the ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/christ our passover.htm

Whether There Can be any Suitable Cause for the Sacraments of the ...
... from the destroyer, by being sprinkled on the ... idolatrous worship: because in their
sacrificial rites the Gentiles sometimes employed human blood and seed. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there can be any 2.htm

The Gods of Egypt
... or madness,[**] and would even suck their blood like the ... were brought and sacrificed
at the door of the ... the ellipse painted in yellow and sprinkled with red ...
/.../chapter ii the gods of egypt.htm

The Iranian Conquest
... The sacrificial rites were of long duration, and frequent, and were ... it seems, a potion
in which the blood of a ... rays never shone, and was there sprinkled on the ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm

Resources
What is the meaning of the blood of Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What was a blood covenant (Genesis 15:9-21)? | GotQuestions.org

Why do Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions? | GotQuestions.org

Blood: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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