And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Leviticus 12
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Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
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And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
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And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
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But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
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And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
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Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
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And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
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Leviticus 12 Study & Commentary
This chapter outlines the purification rites for a woman after childbirth. It includes a period of uncleanness followed by a burnt offering and a sin offering to make an atonement for her.
1. The Cost of the Fall: The pain and ritual uncleanness associated with birth point back to the consequences of the fall in Eden.
2. Life is Sacred: Even in the natural process of birth, God provides a way for the mother to be restored to sanctuary fellowship.
3. Provision for All: Like Mary (the mother of Jesus), the poor could offer pigeons or turtledoves, showing that God’s grace is accessible to every economic class.
2. Life is Sacred: Even in the natural process of birth, God provides a way for the mother to be restored to sanctuary fellowship.
3. Provision for All: Like Mary (the mother of Jesus), the poor could offer pigeons or turtledoves, showing that God’s grace is accessible to every economic class.
