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Exodus 11:1-12:36

Blood upon the Door

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Blood upon the Door

Exodus 11:1-12:36

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This song belongs to the Exodus collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Exodus
Collection
Exodus
Musical styles
Acoustic
[Verse 1] One final plague was spoken in the courts of Egypt's king, At midnight every firstborn would be struck in everything. A new beginning marked the month when every house would choose, An unblemished lamb and blood that death was not allowed to cross. [Pre-Chorus] Roasted flesh and bitter herbs, Sandals fastened, staffs in hand. [Chorus] Blood upon the door, stay inside till morning, Death would pass the marked house by. Eat in haste, remember this deliverance, The night of Egypt's cry became the night that Israel rose. [Verse 2] Hyssop touched the lintel and the families bowed in faith, Children would be taught the meaning through the feasts of future days. Then midnight broke the silence, palace, prison, stall all mourned, No Egyptian house escaped the grief that Pharaoh's pride had born. [Bridge] The king called Moses in the dark and ordered them away, The people pressed them forward with unleavened dough to take. Silver, gold, and garments came from neighbors who had seen, And the slaves walked out of bondage as a purchased people free. [Final Chorus] Blood upon the door, stay inside till morning, Death would pass the marked house by. Eat in haste, remember this deliverance, The night of Egypt's cry became the night that Israel rose. [Outro] A lamb, a sign, a midnight road, And freedom waiting at the door.

Named in this songEgyptPharaohMoses

About the passage

Exodus 11: The last warning leaves no room for bargaining

The final warning removes the last illusion that another round of bargaining will settle the conflict. One plague remains, and afterward Pharaoh will not merely permit Israel to leave but drive the people out. At the same time, ordinary Egyptians are giving silver and gold, and Moses has become highly regarded among Pharaoh's servants and the wider population. The king's resistance is increasingly isolated. Moses then announces death among the firstborn from the throne to the lowest social position, while Israel will be protected. The scale is household grief rather than another damaged resource, and the coming cry answers the long pressure already filling the book. Moses leaves Pharaoh in anger. A brief closing summary gathers the signs, the hardening, and the continued refusal before the account turns away from the court and toward what Israel's households must do that night.

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Exodus 12: The night that gives Israel a calendar

Exodus 12 gives Israel's departure a form that can outlive the generation leaving Egypt. The calendar is reset, households select and share an unblemished animal, blood marks the doorway, and the meal is eaten dressed for travel. Before the chapter reports the midnight judgment, it already gives future Israel an annual memorial, seven days of unleavened bread, holy assemblies, and answers for children who will ask what the observance means. At midnight the firstborn die throughout Egypt, and Pharaoh finally orders Israel out with the families and animals he had tried to keep. The people leave in haste with unleavened dough, valuables, livestock, and a mixed multitude. The chapter then looks backward over the long sojourn and forward into Passover participation, defining a guarded covenant meal that also gives a way for committed outsiders to enter its observance.

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