Please read Leviticus 12.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/lev/12/1/s_102001
Meditate on verse 8b.
The priest shall make atonement
for her, and she will be clean.
As you continue reading God’s laws for cleanliness, ask Him to show you His purpose behind the rules. For example, a woman remained “in the blood of her purification” (v. 5) twice as long if she gave birth to a daughter than when a son was born. This law was for the mother’s welfare; God gave her more days to recuperate before her husband would want to try for a coveted male child.
Mary and Joseph followed the laws of Leviticus 12 after Jesus was born.
And when eight days had
passed, before His circumcision,
His name was then called Jesus…
And when the days for their purification
according to law of Moses were completed,
they brought Him up to Jerusalem
to present Him to the LORD…
and to offer a sacrifice according to
what was said in the Law of the LORD,
“A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
—Luke 2:21-24
The unblemished, spotless Lamb of God’s earthly parents “performed everything according to the Law of the LORD” (1 Peter 1:19; Luke 2:39). That Lamb’s precious blood redeemed you, thus completing your days of purification.
Use Leviticus 12:6-7 in thanksgiving for what Jesus, the Lamb, did for you and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“Jesus, thank You for offering
Yourself before the LORD
to make atonement for ________ and me.
You cleansed us from the flow of sin
and completed our purification.
Only because of You, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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