Leviticus 12:8 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 12:6-8

A woman that had lain in, when the time set for her return to the sanctuary had come, was not to attend there empty, but must bring her offerings, Lev. 12:6. 1. A burnt-offering; a lamb if she was able, if poor, a pigeon. This she was to offer in thankfulness to God for his mercy to her, in bringing her safely through the pains of child-bearing and all the perils of child-bed, and in desire and hopes of God's further favour both to her and to the child. When a child is born there is joy and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

And if she be not able to bring a lamb ,.... As everyone was not in circumstances sufficient to be at the expense of buying a lamb for this purpose, having none of their own: then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons ; which was a kind and merciful provision for the poorer sort; since it was necessary that by them the favour received should be acknowledged, as well as the sin attending them in such circumstances should be atoned for. This being the offering brought by the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 12:8

And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons - As the Virgin Mary brought only the latter, hence it is evident that she was not able, i. e., she was not rich enough to provide the former; for such a holy woman would not have brought the less offering had she been capable of bringing the greater. How astonishing is this! The only heir to the throne of David was not able to bring a lamb to offer in sacrifice to God! How abominable must sin be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

The purification of the Church. At the commencement of his treatise on this Book of Leviticus, Cyril of Alexandria truly says, that as the Word of God came into the world arrayed in flesh, in which bodily appearance he was seen of all, while his divinity was seen only by the elect; so has the written Word a letter, or outward sense, which is obvious to ordinary perception, and an inward meaning which must be spiritually discerned. According to this rule, the purification of the Church is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

Born in sin. cf. Genesis 3:16 ; Psalms 51:5 ; Luke 2:21 ; 1 Timothy 2:15 . From the division of the animals into clean and unclean, and the sanctity thereby inculcated, we are invited to proceed to those personal liabilities to uncleanness for which due rites were provided. The first of these takes life at its fountain-head, and refers to the uncleanness connected with birth. Motherhood involved a longer or shorter period of ceremonial separation—forty days in the case of a son,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

The statutes on maternity. We may seek— I. THE EXPLANATION or THIS STATUTE . And we shall find the explanation 1 . The sorrow of maternity ( John 16:21 ) points clearly to the primeval curse, and therefore to the primeval sin ( Genesis 3:16 ). 2 . The birth of a human child means the entrance into the world of one in whom are the germs of sin ( Psalms 51:5 ; Psalms 58:3 ; Ephesians 2:3 ). 3 . Maternity suggests the sexual relation, and that suggests the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

If she be not able to bring a lamb. A concession is made to poverty, which in later times appears to have been largely acted on. It was, as we know, taken advantage of by the mother of our Lord ( Luke 2:24 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

Some fifteen hundred years after this law of purification after childbirth had been given to and by Moses, a man child was born in a country which did not at the time of the legislation of Moses belong to the Israelites, and which those whom Moses addressed had never seen. The country was Palestine, the city Bethlehem. The birth took place in a stable, for the mother was poor. For eight days she remained unclean, and on the eighth day the child was circumcised, and "his name was called Jesus"... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 12:1-8

This chapter would more naturally follow the 15th chapter of Leviticus. See the note to Leviticus 15:1. read more

Albert Barnes

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 12:6-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 12:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 12:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 12:1-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 12:6-8

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