The Passover Lamb Being for the Household

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Exodus 12:3 Speak to all the assembly of Israel, saying, on
the tenth of this month each man shall take a lamb according
to his fathers' house, a lamb for a household. (7) And they
shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts
and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Passover lamb was clearly given to a household, not to
an individual. Again we see the importance of a household
before God. The Passover lamb had to do with a household; it
was not an individual matter. A lamb was not prepared for
each person, but for each household. The blood struck on the
doorpost and side posts was to protect the whole household.
The angel of destruction would pass over a whole household.

It is marvelous to see that the salvation prepared by the
Lord Jesus Christ is not for an individual alone but for the
whole household, just like the Passover lamb. If one man
eats the lamb, it means that only he is being saved. But if
the whole household eats the lamb, it means that the whole
household is being saved. Salvation is for the whole
household. The whole household eats the lamb, and similarly
the whole household strikes the blood. The whole household
enjoys these things together. May God open our eyes to see
that salvation is a matter of the whole household, not
individuals.