Exodus 12:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 12:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 12:7 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 12:7 — KJV
“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.”
— Exodus 12:7 (KJV)
Exodus 12:7 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 12:7
“And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:7: take, blood, strike
“For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:7: blood, two, side
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:7: two, posts, door
“And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. a fifth...: or, fivesquare”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:7: side, posts, door
“And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:7: take, blood, posts
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