The Blood Stained Door

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The Blood Stained Door

By: Two Ordinary Vessels
Last time, we blogged about Hyssop which was dipped in the lamb’s blood. This time, we start to present the blood stained door. There is a lot on this topic so this will be split into multiple parts.

The blood stained door is the most significant symbol of the original Passover. Entering the door is life, protection, provision, God’s love for us, and His amazing grace.

Exodus 12:22 (NKJV)
“And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.
Symbolism
Notice the last line in verse 22. God in love gives rules, laws, and instructions for our benefit. Also, there is nearly always a type of “action” on our part. Let us start to notice “action” in scriptures and in our daily lives. As His redeemed children, we must learn to trust and obey.

Refrain from “Trust and Obey” by John H. Sammis, 1887:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
In an earlier blog, Genesis: Adam & Eve, the Egyptian word pesh resemble the Hebrew word P•S•H? It means “to spread wings over.” God, the Almighty, is standing at the blood stain door sheltering and protecting His children from death of the firstborn.

When Egypt’s judgment was imminent, God commanded the sons of Israel to mark the doors of their homes with the blood from the Passover lambs. This blood was painted, with the stalk of hyssop on the doors. This set apart the houses of those who trusted and obeyed God from the houses of those who did not trust and obey God.

The Basin
Here is an excerpt from page 17 of Christ in the Passover by Cecil and Moishe Rosen:

The “basin” mentioned in Exodus 12: 22 is not like containers used today. It is taken from the Egyptian concept of “sap”, meaning the threshold or ditch which was dug just in front of the doorways of the houses to avoid flooding from the Nile River. The people placed a container in the ditch to prevent seepage.

The Israelites killed their Passover lambs right by the door, and the blood from the slaughter ran into the depression of the basin at the threshold.

When they spread the blood with the hyssop brush, they first touched the lintel (the top horizontal part of the door frame), then each side post (the vertical sides). In doing this, they went through the motions of making the sign of a bloody cross, the prophecy of another Passover sacrifices to come centuries later. Thus, the door was “sealed” on all four sides with the blood of the lamb, because the blood was already in the basin at the bottom.

Note: Some scholars say the blood forms 3 bloody crosses. Whatever it represented one or three crosses, God was protecting His children.

The Israelites went in through the blood-sealed door on that first Passover night and found safety. Protected and redeemed by the sacrificial blood, they went out the next morning to begin their journey toward the good pasture, the land of promise.

Strike the blood
The Hebrew word for “strike” is naga (נָגַע - nāg̱a`) [h5060]. This verb is meant to represent physical contact between one person to another person. The contact could be a simple touch, rubbing, or striking a person.

Notice, the blood was applied to the top post first. This represents the crown of thorns that was placed on Jesus’ head. Note, even minor scalp wounds tend to bleed profusely. Striking the blood on the side door posts represents driving the nails into Jesus’ hands.

So, unbenounced to the Hebrews, they went through a rehearsal of crucifying their Messiah 1,446 years before the actual event. Remember, Jesus died for our sin as well.

Doors
First, let’s examine a door’s structure.

The parts of a door frame:
Lintel: The piece that goes across on top and is also called the head Jamb.
Sill: Bottom piece on the floor which is also called the threshold.
Jambs: The left and right vertical door posts.
The doors of ancient houses were not hung on hinges like it is today. The hanging side of the door would have shafts extending above and below on that end of the door. The upper end of this shaft would fit into a socket in the lintel. The lower end fell into a socket in the threshold. These sockets were usually made of stone.

A “door” is an opening for entering or leaving a house, tent, or room. At least five Hebrew words and one Greek word are translated “door” in the English Bible.

The two most common Hebrew words have distinct usages, though they may be interchanged. Petach (פֶּתַח – peṯaḥ) [h6607], as in Genesis 18:1, refers to the doorway, to the actual opening itself. Delet (דָּל – dāl; דֶּלֶת – deleṯ) [h1817], as in Proverbs 26:14, alludes to the door proper, usually made of wood sheeted with metal, though a slab of stone could be used.

The Greek word thura (θύρα – thúra) [g2374], as in Matthew 6:6, is used for both of the Hebrew words.

The Passover “Actions”
We must remember God is a God of order and He is a provider. Before we enter, let’s peek inside the door and see His instructions.

God’s instructions:

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