Passover Blood: What was it Actually For?

The Israelites painted blood on their doorposts during Passover—but what was the blood actually doing? The blood was painted on with hyssop, a plant used in the Bible to cleanse a house from corpse impurity. Was the blood a sign of death? Or were they marking themselves as belonging to the God of life? These kinds of rituals were common in the ancient world. The Hittites wiped animal blood over the walls to purify the temple. And later in the Bible, in Ezekiel, blood is painted on the doors of the temple to purify it. What if the Israelites weren’t just protecting their homes… What if they were turning them into temples? Because, in Egypt, a land filled with unclean gods, the Israelites couldn’t offer sacrifices to Yahweh. But later, in the wilderness, at the mountain of God, they will perform another ritual with blood. The blood of the covenant. Finishing what God began at Passover. Amber Morrone When Deep Calls Deep Passover and Ezekiel https://www.youtube.com/live/PhnZtG-dwig?si=Wh6RI7BpD9DE0eKN Folk Theology Transition with Junior The Blood of The Lamb https://youtu.be/oAotCveB4Zs?si=yfbI5aKoz0SZ6HFm #passover #bible #exodus