Exodus 12: 22
and ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel, and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin, and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
SAFE IN THE HOUSE COVERED WITH BLOOD.
Hyssop is an interesting choice for the LORD to make. Hyssop, ezob in Hebrew, is a plant used as a sponge to take up a liquid. It became a symbol for spiritual purification from sin (Ps. 51:7). Hyssop was used to spread the blood and to wash away dirt with water in purification rites. Notice that when JESUS cried out that He was thirsty, the drink offered to Him on the Cross was hyssop dipped in vinegar and put on a pole and lifted to Him.(John 19: 29, 30). This fulfilled the Scripture in Psalm 69: 21.
The Blood of the Lamb on the doorposts and the lintel marked the house of the true believer, so that when the LORD would pass over the door, He would see the Blood and not permit the destroyer to enter the house. The Blood of JESUS on the door posts and the lintel of our heart and over our family gives the protection of GOD over the household. The destroyer, who is Satan, can not enter the house covered with the Blood of JESUS. He is prohibited from entering, by the command of GOD.
The words, "none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning." Speaks to me of the need to stay within the shelter of the Almighty. We can not come and go as we please and when we please, from the shelter of GOD. It is folly to think that once you have entered the protection of the LORD, that you can leave that protection and wander around in the devil's playground and when you get into trouble run for cover. It is wisdom to stay within the protection of GOD and the Blood of JESUS forever.
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