Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 12:2
From uncleanness contracted by the touching or eating of external things, he now comes to that uncleanness which ariseth from ourselves. She shall be unclean; not for any filthiness which was either in the conception or in bringing forth, but to signify the universal and deep pollution of man’s nature even from the birth, and from the conception. For seven days, or thereabouts, nature is employed in the purgation of most women. For her infirmity, i.e. for her monthly infirmity. And it may note... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 12:1-8
Leviticus 12. Uncleanness after Childbirth and Circumcision.— The period of uncleanness lasts twice as long after the birth of a girl (see on Leviticus 11). After the first week, when the uncleanness may be said to be milder, the child, if a boy, must be circumcised. At the end of the period of “ her purifying,” for a child of either sex, sacrifices are to be offered, a combination of burnt and sin offering, to “ make atonement for her” ; a lamb, and a pigeon or a dove, except in case of... read more