10210. 'With the blood of the sin [offering] of expiations' means by means of truths which spring from the good of innocence. This is clear from the meaning of 'the blood' as Divine Truth, dealt with in 4735, 6978, 7317, 7326, 7846, 7850, 9127, 9393, 10026, 10033, 10047; and from the meaning of 'the sin [offering] of expiations', or the sin sacrifice by means of which expiation was made, as purification from evils and consequent falsities.

'Sin' is used to mean a sacrifice for sin, see 10039.

'Expiation' means purification from evils and consequent falsities, 9506.

The reason why this purification is accomplished by means of truths which spring from the good of innocence is that the blood with which the expiation was accomplished came from a young bull or from a lamb, and 'a young bull' means the good of innocence in the external man, 9391, 9990, 10132, 'a lamb' the good of innocence in the internal man, 10132; and innocence must be present if truth and good are to be received, 3111, 3994, 4797, 6013, 6765, 7836(end), 7840, 9262, 10134, as well as the places referred to in 10021. The good of innocence consists in acknowledging that all truths and forms of good come from the Lord and none at all from the human self or proprium; thus it consists in wishing to be led by the Lord and not by self. From this it is evident that the more a person trusts and believes in himself, thus the more he is ruled by self-love, the less the good of innocence is present in him. This is why a person cannot be purified from evils unless the good of innocence is present in him. For if this good is not present that person is led not by the Lord but by self; and anyone who is led by self is led by hell, since the human proprium is nothing but evil, and all evil belongs to hell. The fact that every expiation was accomplished with the blood either of a young bull, or of a lamb, or of turtle doves, that is, young pigeons, is clear in Moses, in Exodus 29:36; Leviticus 4:1-7, 13-18, 27-end; 5:1-7; 15:14, 24, 28-31; Numbers 6:9-11. 'Turtle doves' and 'young pigeons' as well mean the good of innocence.

7845. Verses 7-11 And they shall take some of the blood and put it onto the two doorposts and onto the lintel, on the houses in which they will eat it. And they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted with fire, and [with] unleavened bread on bitter herbs, they shall eat it. Do not eat any of it raw, nor boiled at all in water, but roasted indeed with fire, its head over its legs and over its middle. And you shall not leave any of it until the morning; and what does remain of it until the morning you shall burn with fire. And thus you shall eat it: Your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your rod in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste; it is a Passover to Jehovah.

'And they shall take some of the blood' means holy truth belonging to the good of innocence. 'And put it onto the two doorposts and onto the lintel' means the truths and forms of good of the natural. 'On the houses' means the desires composing a will that seeks what is good. 'In which they will eat it' means enjoyment. 'And they shall eat the flesh' means enjoyment of what is good. 'On that night' means when the damnation of the evil takes place. 'Roasted with fire' means good that is the product of love. 'And unleavened bread' means what has been purified from all falsity. 'On bitter herbs' means through the unpleasant experiences of temptation. 'They shall eat it' means enjoyment. 'Do not eat any of it raw' means that it must not be devoid of love. 'Nor boiled at all in water' means that it must not come out of truth. 'But roasted indeed with fire' means that it must be a product of love. 'Its head over its legs and over its middle' means from what is inmost to what is external. 'And you shall not leave any of it until the morning' means the duration of this state before the state of enlightenment in heaven. 'And what does remain of it until the morning you shall burn with fire' means the state leading up to the end arrived at through temptations. 'And thus you shall eat it' means enjoyment in a state of separation from the evil who have been molesters, and preservation at that time. 'Your loins girded' means in respect of their interiors. 'Your shoes on your feet' means in respect of their exteriors. 'And your rod in your hand' means in respect of means. 'And you shall eat it in haste' means their feeling in their state of separation. 'It is a Passover to Jehovah' means the Lord's presence, and deliverance by Him.