"They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. (Exodus 12:7)
If I were to visit your house how would I know that you lived there? You might give me a physical description of the house, but many houses are similar design our color. And there is of course the number of the house for 911 and mailing purposes, but that doesn't make it yours.
Some people put out a sign that says there name on it. That's an obvious way. But it is perhaps the personal touches that make it so. My father used to joke that you knew which houses in Haddonfield his parents had lived in because there was a black iron Eagle on the front outside wall. I don't know if you were to look at the outside of my house that you would know it was mine. Inside would tell more of the story.
You can certainly tell things about the people who reside in a home from the outside. But it doesn't tell everything. This sign of the blood that the Israelites put on their doors was so that God would know that they were there and would "pass over" them. We may put our own signs to keep strangers out, but what are the ways we invite God in?
Blessings,
Ed
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