Bible Strands
Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses Jewish Christians, recounting Moses’ actions during the final plague before the Exodus.
The words — Πίστει (Pistei) translates literally as “by faith,” and προσχυσιν (proschusin) means “sprinkling,” denoting the specific ritual act performed.
The thread — The Passover lamb selection appears in Exodus 12:21, while covenant blood sprinkling recurs in Hebrews 9:19 and Hebrews 12:24.
Why it lands — The text states that Moses performed the Passover ritual to shield Israel’s firstborn from the destroyer; readers must respond by aligning obedience with divine instruction rather than human calculation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.
- Hebrews 9:19 For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
- Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Exodus 12:3 Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.