KJV ORIGINAL
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Because Moses trusted God completely, he followed through with the Passover — putting blood on the doorframes so the angel of death would pass over their homes and spare their firstborn children.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Faith isn't just believing — it's acting on what God says, even when it's the difference between life and death.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The anonymous author of Hebrews wrote to a community of Jewish Christians in the first century CE. The letter encouraged its readers to persevere in their Christian faith despite persecution and the temptation to abandon it for traditional Judaism.
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