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What is Mezuzah?

Mezuzah is a Hebrew word meaning "doorpost." In the context of scribed items, the word mezuzah refers to a small piece of lambskin or goatskin upon which the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 are scribed. "Hear, O Israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is One. And you shall love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul..." is how the passage begins. After a promise of blessings for keeping G-d's commandments and curses for disobeying, the passage finishes with a mandate to "write [these words] upon your doorposts and upon your gates. Thus, these scriptures have been traditionally written on a small square of parchment, rolled, and inserted into a container (also called "mezuzah" by many today), which is affixed to the doorpost of the house. There are many relationships between mezuzah and Messiah's atoning work: for example, just as the lamb's blood was applied to the doorposts during the plague of the death of the firstborn in Egypt, so was the blood of Messiah -- the Passover lamb -- the Word of G-d incarnate -- applied on our behalf so that death might be swallowed up in victory.