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On ‘Why does God’s Word focus on the blood?’ (CEV of Bible used here.)

This quiz will use the Bible and the hymn ‘When I see the Blood’ – Song’s author: John G. Foote.

We’ll examine why we Christians spend so much time talking about being… “washed in the blood”

1^st stanza…

Christ our Redeemer died on the cross, Died for the sinner, paid all his due;
Sprinkle your soul with the blood of the Lamb, And I will pass, will pass over you.
(Refrain) When I see the blood, I will pass, I will pass over you.

First, we need to understand one of the prime Christian articles of faith, that Jesus dying on the cross relates directly with the foreshadowing of this event in Exodus 12:11-14.

— God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs, by commanding them to mark their doorposts with a lamb’s blood so their first-born sons would be spared from a plague He was sending that would kill all the first-born males of those who did not have the blood on their doorways.

Exodus 12:11-14… When you eat the meal, be dressed and ready to travel. Have your sandals on, carry your walking stick in your hand, and eat quickly. This is the Passover Festival in honor of me, your LORD.  (12)  That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the LORD, and I will punish the gods of Egypt.  (13)  The blood on the houses will show me where you live, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. Then you won’t be bothered by the terrible disasters I will bring on Egypt.  (14)  Remember this day and celebrate it each year as a festival in my honor.

(Mark the correct answer.)

— Q1. If you are a student of this historical account, you will know how many plagues God sent before the Pharaoh let the Israelites go free… How many?

a/ 7     b/ 12     c/ 10     (See Exodus chapters 7-12)

— Q2. What did a perfect young male lamb sacrificed and the blood spread on their doorposts, do for the occupants of that house?

It… a/ fed them all.     b/ spared them from the plague.     c/ did nothing at all.

— Q3. Now compare this to a statement made by the Apostle Peter in 1^st Peter 1:19 “You were rescued by the precious blood of Christ, that spotless and innocent lamb.” (Compare to Exodus12:3-7)
— Peter, an Israelite, knew well this account from Exodus so what is he comparing the blood of Jesus to?

a/ The lamb of sacrifice.     b/ A lamb for a barbeque.     c/ A purchase from your butcher.

When I see the blood – 2^nd stanza…

Chiefest of sinners, Jesus will save; As He has promised, that He will do;
Wash in the fountain opened for sin, And I will pass, will pass over you.

— (Refrain)

— Q4. How is the promise, “Chiefest of sinners, Jesus will save”, like the nation of Israel being saved by the blood of this lamb at the time of this plague?

a/ Sins can be washed away in a fountain.     b/ If we accept that Jesus died for our sins we can be saved.

In the Book of Revelations, we find verses, which hopefully, will aid in understanding the importance of Christian doctrine of salvation through the blood (of Jesus)…
— Revelations 7:13-14 One of the elders asked me, “Do you know who these people are that are dressed in white robes? Do you know where they come from?”  (14)  “Sir,” I answered, “you must know.” Then he told me: “These are the ones who have gone through the great suffering. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and have made them white.

— Q5. How does the phrase from our song, “Wash in the fountain opened for sin, And I will pass, will pass over you” relate to Revelations 7:13-14?

a/ We still need to sacrifice lambs.     b/ Accepting Jesus as our Savior is like being cleansed by HIS blood.

Romans 3:23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.
— Therefore all of us need to be saved… In closing I ask you to think about how amazing it was that God set the prophetic purpose of a lamb’s blood on those doorways, to foreshadow our opportunity to receive the saving grace of Christ’s own blood on the cross to save us from our sins…

— That is why Christianity places so much emphasis on “being washed in His blood”. (KK)

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