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bunch of hyssop was used to put the blood of the lamb on the lintel and the
doorposts. First Kings 4:33 says that, in his wisdom, Solomon “discoursed about
trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that shoots forth out of
the wall.” Hyssop was among the smallest of the plants. According to the revelation in the New Testament, the thing that is the
smallest in quantity is our faith (Matt. 17:20). Hence, hyssop signifies aith .... God
requires that we have just a little faith. Even if our faith is very
small, we still can apply the Passover lamb. If a sinner
prays, “Lord Jesus, thank You for dying for me,” he will be saved. Even such a
small amount of faith will save him. Actually, one can be saved just by saying,
“Lord, thank You.” This is faith that is like hyssop that springs out of the
wall. It is by such little faith that the blood of Christ is applied.
The
children of Israel were required to stay in the house
whose door had been touched with the blood; they were not to go out of it until
the morning (12:22). To understand the significance of this we need to see that
the basic concept in the Bible with respect to redemption is identification or
union. Without identification there can be no substitution, which is necessary
for redemption. On the cross Christ died as our substitute.
However, His being our substitute requires us to be identified with Him.
Our entrance into Christ is through the door to which
the blood has been applied. When we use hyssop to put the blood on the door, we
are able to enter into Christ. After getting into Christ, we need to remain in Him.... We should simply maintain our identification with
Christ, with a constant realization that we are nothing and that He is everything.
We need to see that we are in Him and that He is in us. As long as we abide in
Him, He will abide in us. As the Lord Himself said in John 15:4, “Abide in Me
and I in you.”
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