And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip [it] in the blood that [is] in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that [is] in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
Ver. 22. A bunch of hyssop.] A herb of a purging property. See 1 Corinthians 6:11 .
The blood that is in the bason.] The remembrance of Christ's bloody passion must be kept fresh in our hearts. a
Strike the lintel.] Profess Christ crucified; honour him by a holy conversation; mind trim in your outgoings and incomings.
None of you shall go out.] Be not "of those that withdraw to perdition, but of them that believe to the salvation of the soul." Heb 10:39 Mingle no more with the Egyptians.
a Tam recens mihi nunc Christus, ac si hac hora fudisset sanguinem. - Luth.