The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 12:21-23, “Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb.
22 ‘You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.
23 ‘For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.’”

The theme of the Book of Exodus is Redemption by Blood. The word “blood” is mentioned something like 461 times in the entire Bible. Twenty-nine of the Old Testament’s notations of “blood” are listed in the Book of Exodus. The remaining 95 mentions of “blood” are in the New Testament Scriptures. In sum, the entirety of the Scriptures are immersed in blood.

The LORD’s challenge to Cain when he killed his brother, Abel, comes to us from the fourth chapter of Genesis: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground” (Gen. 4:10). The disciples of Jesus speak often of His blood and the necessity of it for the salvation of mankind. Two of my favorite verses in Scripture come from Colossians 1:19-20,

“For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through
the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.”

We often hear it said of those who died in the military: “He gave his life’s blood for his country.” Blood is the very essense of life. There is no life without blood. And there is no Eternal Life without Christ Jesus’ blood. We have sin that separates us from the purity of Jesus Christ. Our sin can only be washed away by the precious Blood of Jesus. He died on the Cross and shed His blood to do away with the sin that separates us; His blood unites us with Him.

Have you exercised faith in His blood for your sin? Church membership won’t do it! Baptism won’t
do it! Living a good moral life won’t do it! Only the Blood of Jesus, shed on the Cross for our sins
can bring us into unity with Him. And that unity comes only by faith in His death and resurrection.
Trust Him today! Be ready to meet Him when He comes again. “When” is His secret. Just be ready!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

all trust that the problem has been resolved. Also, note the attachment of the Outline of Exodus. I hope it will be
helpful in your study.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom