Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
Moses faithfully taught the elders all God had commanded him. The people must not stir out of doors that night, staying under the protection of the blood; their safety hangs on the sprinkled mark, not on their own wisdom or strength. Later they must teach their children what this service means.
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Commenting on Exodus 12:21-28
The precise meaning of hyssop is uncertain, some call it mint or marjoram, but the Hebrew word points to hyssop itself. What matters is that the blood, precious and not to be trampled, was received in a basin and applied by faith; the dipping of hyssop in that blood signifies the believer's exercise of faith on the blood of Christ alone for peace, pardon, and cleansing.
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Seven days of unleavened bread commemorates Israel's hurried departure, when they had no time to leaven their dough. The Jews searched every corner with a candle to remove leaven from their houses. One who eats leaven during those days is cut off from the community and its privileges.
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Commenting on Exodus 12:15-51