Leviticus 12:6. For a son or a daughter For the birth of either; but the purification was for herself, as appears from the following verses. A sin- offering Because of her ceremonial uncleanness, which required a ceremonial expiation. read more
Concerning childbirth (12:1-8)One consequence of Eve’s sin that affected women in general was the trouble and pain of childbirth (Genesis 3:16). The process of conceiving and giving birth was affected by sin from the beginning (Psalms 51:5), which is probably the reason why Israelite law required the mother to be ceremonially cleansed after childbirth. If the child born was a boy, the mother was cut off from physical contact with members of her family for seven days, and from all things... read more
she shall bring. As Mary did. Luke 2:22-24 . door = entrance. tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. 'ohel . App-40 . read more
"And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest: and he shall offer it before Jehovah, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female. And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall... read more
Leviticus 12:6. For a burnt-offering—for a sin-offering— The burnt-offering was by way of gratitude to God for her safe deliverance; the sin-offering to complete her purification, and to gain her perfect re-admission to the tabernacle-service. See ch. Leviticus 15:30. While the Israelites remained in the wilderness, it is probable the women brought these offerings immediately after the days of their separation were over. When they were settled in the land of Canaan, and lived at a distance from... read more
6-8. the days of her purifying—Though the occasion was of a festive character, yet the sacrifices appointed were not a peace offering, but a burnt offering and sin offering, in order to impress the mind of the parent with recollections of the origin of sin, and that the child inherited a fallen and sinful nature. The offerings were to be presented the day after the period of her separation had ended—that is, forty-first for a boy, eighty-first for a girl. read more
2. Uncleanness due to childbirth ch. 12The laws of purification begun in this chapter connect in principle with the preceding ones that deal with unclean food and animals. The defilement dealt with in this group of laws (chs. 12-15) proceeded from the human body. Pollution could come from within the Israelite as well as from his or her environment. Contamination resulted in separation from the fellowship of the sanctuary and or fellow Israelites.". . . at first sight no reason or rationale is... read more
Uncleanness connected with ChildbirthThe functions of reproduction are in early stages of religion regarded with superstitious dread. The enactments in this chapter and the related regulations in Leviticus 15 had an important place in teaching the lesson of purity in sexual relationships.3. Cp. Genesis 17:10-14. The purifications prescribed in this chapter are for the mother alone and not for the child, who does not seem to have been regarded as unclean, unless the rite of circumcision involved... read more
(6) And when the days . . . —Having described in the previous verses the conditions of defilement arising from childbirth, the legislator now prescribes the offerings to be brought for the purification of the woman. The offerings were brought at the expiration of the fortieth day in the case of a boy, and at the end of the eightieth day in the case of a girl, that is, on the forty-first and on the eighty-first respectively.For a son, or for a daughter.—That is, with regard to a son or a... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 12:6-8
The sacrificial act expressed an acknowledgment of sin and a dedication of herself to Yahweh. See Leviticus 8:14.Leviticus 12:6Of the first year - literally, as in the margin, “a son of his year.” This expression is supposed to mean one less than a year old, while the “son of a year” is one that has just completed its first year.Leviticus 12:8A lamb - Rather, one of the flock; either a sheep or a goat; it is not the same word as in Leviticus 12:6.Two turtles, or two young pigeons - See the note... read more