When the Israelites splattered the blood of the Passover lamb on their doorposts, the killer plague that took Egypt's firstborn passed over them. Christ is called our Passover (1 Cor 5:7). It is significant that the symbol of his blood kept sickness away under the Old Testament. If the symbol could do it, surely the real thing can do it!

This shows us that God's will for us is not only healing but health. We know that God healed any feeble people in Israel at this time also, because there was not one feeble person among them in the Exodus (Psalm 105:37). But notice that the blood on the doorpost did not heal anyone. It kept them from getting the plague in the first place. This agrees with Psalm 91's promise of no plague coming near the house of the man who abides in God. Healing is available because Christ's body was broken for us in our place, but health is also available. You don't have to wait and get sick and then get healed.


When Israel transgressed against God, atonement was made for the people's sin and the sicknesses were taken away. Blood sacrifices were offered to God. Jesus was the ultimate blood sacrifice. If sickness could be removed by a one-time atonement of animal blood in the Old Testament, surely it can be removed by the blood of the Son of God, which was shed once and for all!