Passage
Leviticus 12:1-8 (ESV)
Countless Saved from God’s Wrath by the Blood of the Lamb
Revelation 7:1-17
Key Verse: 7:9-10
Purification After Childbirth
Date: May. 15, 2016
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 12:7a
First, purification waiting period (1-5). As with all these commands, this was the Lord's word to Moses to tell the people. After giving birth, a woman bleeds and is unclean for a week. If it's a baby boy, he must be circumcised on the 8th day and she must wait 33 days to be purified from her bleeding. The purification time was double for a daughter.
Second, offerings to atone for and make her clean (6-8). Though it was not a sin to have a baby, it did make her unclean due to a flow of blood. A lamb for a burnt offering and a dove for a sin (or purification) offering were given to the priest to make atonement for her and make her clean again. For a poor person, a dove could substitute for the lamb offering, so two doves could be given. This was the offering of Jesus' poor parents (Lk 2:24). For those under the new covenant in the blood of Christ, Jesus' blood purifies us from all sin (1Jn 1:7).
Prayer: Lord, thank you for making a way for us to be purified and cleansed through the blood of an acceptable sacrifice, Jesus Christ. May we not take this grace for granted.
One Word: Jesus' blood purifies us from all sin
