The Sign of Christianity-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 21ST JULY 2023
The Sign of Christianity-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 21ST JULY 2023 Exodus 11:10-12:14; Ps.116; Matthew 12:1-8 The Sign of Christianity In the first reading of today, the Lord gave clear instructions to Moses and Aaron for the Israelites. Amongst the things that the Israelites will do, the Lord asked that they smeared their door posts and the lintel of their houses with the blood of the lamb whose meat they will eat with their household. The Lord said that any house that is smeared with the blood of the lamb will be spared when He (the Lord) shall go round striking the first born of man and animal in the land of Egypt. Since the instruction was given to the Israelites, it was to ensure that only the Egyptians suffer the death of their first born. The question now is this: does an omnipotent God need the mark of blood smeared on door post to differentiate the houses of the Israelites from those of the Egyptians? Was God so much dependent on the marking of blood s...