These texts swallow an old story with a new story. The old story is that blood from the Passover lamb was smeared on the door to protect the firstborn and liberate Israel from slavery. The old story is about blood that sets a people free. The new story is that Jesus is the new Passover Lamb who is slain to ransom his people, to set them free. Instead of smearing blood on the door, Jesus’ followers are asked to ingest the wine (his bloody death) and trust in his blood as a protection that will set them free.
