Yes, the Israelites felt secure during the Passover night—because they trusted God's promise and had applied the blood of the lamb to their doorposts.
Les Feldick teaches that the Israelites were not quivering in fear; they were calm and secure. Their security came not from anything they had earned, but from the blood on the door, which was an act of faith. When God saw the blood, He passed over their homes (Exodus 12:13).
Exodus 12:13 — This verse records God's promise that when He sees the blood on the house, He will pass over the Israelites, providing the basis for their security.
In Exodus 12, God instructed Israel to take a lamb without blemish, keep it until the fourteenth day, and then kill it. They were to strike the blood on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the house where they would eat it (Exodus 12:5-7). God then declared, "For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD." (Exodus 12:12). But He also promised, "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt." (Exodus 12:13). Thus, the Bible shows that their safety depended entirely on the blood applied to the doorposts.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the Israelites were not afraid on that night. They were huddled in their little huts, but they were not quivering in their boots. They were secure, knowing the blood was on the door and they were covered (Clip 1). He points out that they stood around the table ready to eat the Passover lamb with a calm feeling of security, not fear and trepidation (Clip 2). Their security came from one thing only: the blood on the door (Clip 3). It was an act of faith—they had done what God said to do. By faith they had applied the blood, and their faith gave them security, but God also looked at the blood on the doorposts. It was when He saw the blood that He saw their faith and gave them safety (Clip 7). They had absolutely nothing to fear, not because of their goodness or anything they had earned, but because of the blood (Clip 3).
Les Feldick explains that the Israelites were not in fear of the death angel because the blood was on the door. They had been told that if they killed the sacrificial lamb and placed the blood on the two doorposts and the lintel, the death angel would pass over their homes. They were secure, knowing that the blood was on the door and they were covered (Clip 1). They didn't stand in those little huts quivering in their boots (Clip 1).
The blood served as a token on the houses where Israel lived. God said, "When I see the blood, I will pass over you" (Clip 5). The blood was the one thing that made the difference. God didn't say, "If you have been living relatively sinless" or "if you worship Me in a particular way." He said only one thing: "When I see the blood" (Clip 4). It was the applied blood that gave them their security and safety (Clip 7).
It was both. By faith, they had done what God said to do—apply the blood on the doorposts. Their faith gave them their security, but God not only looked at their faith; He also looked at the doorposts. It was when He saw the blood, that He saw their faith, and that He gave them their safety. It was never without blood. If a Jew had stayed inside without putting the blood on the door, he would not have been safe, because it was the blood applied that gave them their security (Clip 7).
If an Israelite had scoffed and refused to put the blood on the door, saying, "What will three little globs of blood on my house door do?" he would have lost his firstborn. He would not have been safe. But the Scripture gives no indication that any Jews were lost; evidently every single Jewish household in Goshen had the blood on the door, and they were safe (Clip 3).
Passover Lamb Instructions
Les reviews Exodus 12 instructions for taking the lamb, killing it, and striking the blood on the two side posts and upper door post.
Israel's Calm Security
Israel was not afraid of the death angel because the blood was on the door; they were secure, knowing they were covered.
Calm and Secure Around the Table
The Israelites stood around the Passover table with a calm feeling of security, not fear and trepidation.
Security Only by the Blood
Israel was absolutely secure not because of anything they had earned, but only because of the blood on the door; those without it would have lost their firstborn.
When I See the Blood
God's only requirement for passing over was the blood—not sinless living or a particular form of worship; every Jew behind a blood-marked door was totally safe.
Exodus 12:12-13 Quoted
Les reads Exodus 12:12-13, explaining that God would pass through Egypt and pass over houses marked by the blood.
The Out for Israel
Israel's deliverance from the death of the firstborn depended on their faith—putting the blood on the doorposts and staying inside.
Faith and the Applied Blood
Their faith gave them security, but God also looked at the doorposts; it was the blood applied that gave them safety—never without blood.
Exodus 12:7: And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
This verse shows the specific act of applying the blood—the very action that marked Israel's houses.
Exodus 12:12: For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
God announces the coming judgment on Egypt, setting the stage for the need of the blood.
Exodus 12:13: And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
This is the key promise that made Israel secure: the blood on the house would cause God to pass over them.
No, if they were people of faith. Because the blood was on the door, they had absolutely nothing to fear from the death angel. They did not stand in their little huts quivering in their boots; they were secure, knowing they were covered (Clip 1).
The blood on the door. It was an act of faith that they had done what God said to do. God looked at the doorposts, and when He saw the blood, He saw their faith and gave them safety (Clip 7).
No. If a Jew stayed inside without putting the blood on the door, he would not have been safe, because it was the blood applied that gave them security and safety (Clip 7).
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