Now that everyone who has answered my last question has agreed that it was the lambs Blood?

Question

that was important, let me ask if it would have been o.k. to throw or smear grape juice on the door? Would that have done the trick? Or how about if they figured they would just use a symbol for the blood and use wine?

Answer 1

God said blood, He meant blood. Sorry no substitutions.

Answer 2

Hi Midge....the reason grape juice would not have worked is because the Lord gave instructions, and those needed to be followed. Today, He has told us, "do this in remembrence of me"....Surely, you don't use the same cup He used....who can even find it? And so what is important is that we do the sacrament in rememberence of Him...not what kind of juice or wine we use...

It is also written, "everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” We must follow the instructions God gave us...no other name will suffice but Jesus...but whether we use grape juice, or wine, or no juice (as was the case with the thief on the corss next to Jesus), we are saved and forgiven by the sacrifice, not the liquid used in the sacrament....

Answer 3

back in the day, lamb blood was much easier to get than grape juice or wine, and nobody really had a problem with sprinkling it.

It was pretty hot out there, and they did not have fridges, so they had to slaughter the animal right before cooking it, so blood was really a kitchen junk, just like grease is today.

Answer 4

Two interesting things about this bible fairy-tale that I hope you'll all think about:

First, the ancient egyptians were the best record keepers in the old world -- they kept records of EVERYTHING, from how many kernels of grain went to each household to how many ships were on the nile any given day. They kept these kinds of meticulous records for thousands of years. Yet in all of their records, there is no mention of any kind of a huge loss of their first-born children (even if they didn't believe in the hebrew "god" they would have recorded it and blamed it on one of their own gods), that there was a large group of hebrews that were "set free" from slavery, anything about anybody named moses, or anything about any of the other "plagues" mentioned in the bible story. Nothing, nada, zip. Doesn't that make you suspect the bible story, since it fails to be corroborated by the best record keepers of the time?

Second -- god's supposed to know *everything.* Doesn't he know which households have "his" people in them and which ones don't? Did they really have to put blood on their doors so the "destroying angel" would know to pass over that house (which is what the story says the reason was)? How come god needed markers if he knows everything?

Isn't it just possible the whole thing was made up, since there's no corroborating evidence for it and it makes no sense even from a biblical point of view? Hmm?

Peace.

Answer 5

It wasnt about blood. It was about obedience. Plus, they killed a lamb because it was one of Egypts gods. Thats why when Pharaoh told Moses they could sacrifice to their god in the land of Egypt, Moses said "no" because they will sacrifice what is "an abomination to the Egyptians". Now thats the real question here Israel killing an Egyptian god. Work that into the NT story.

Answer 6

No, it was the lambs blood. One, law of sacrifice, two, it ties into Christ, the slaughter of the innocence, Christ being the lamb of God, all that stuff. Yea, it was the blood that was important.

Answer 7

No and No! ! ! When God says "lambs blood" he means lamb's blood. Goat's blood would not have sufficed either.

Answer 8

What a great idea for a loving god to come up with

Answer 9

well,they would have disobeyed,God