Through faith he kept the passover
Which Moses made, or appointed by divine direction; he kept it,
with all its rites and ceremonies, and caused the people of
Israel to observe it; and which he did, in faith of the speedy
deliverance of the children of Israel, from the house of bondage;
and in the faith of the Messiah, of whom the passover was a type;
(See Gill on
1 Corinthians 5:7). The Syriac version reads, "through
faith they kept the passover"; that is, the Israelites:
and the sprinkling of blood;
of the paschal lamb; which was received into a basin, and was
sprinkled upon the lintel, and two side posts of the doors of the
houses, in which the Israelites dwelt; which was done with a
bunch of hyssop dipped into it:
lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch
them;
for the Lord, seeing the blood sprinkled, as above, when he smote
the firstborn of Egypt, passed by the houses of the Israelites,
so distinguished; and they were all safe within, and not one of
them touched: this was typical of the blood of Christ being
sprinkled upon the hearts and consciences of his people; whereby
they are purified through faith; which blood is looked upon by
Jehovah, so that justice passes by them; and they are all safe
and secure, and will be, when others are destroyed; nor can they
be hurt by the second death.