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1 | what are the meaning of Lev.12 | Lev 12:5 | jolly | 144370 | ||
In Leviticus Chapter 12 it states that a woman is unclean only 33days when she has a boy. but she's unclean for 66days when she has a girl.before her purification why is it this way ? THANK YOU Jolly. | ||||||
2 | what are the meaning of Lev.12 | Lev 12:5 | prayon | 144371 | ||
Greetings Jolly, Although we do not know the exact reason there is some speculation as to why the purification after a girl was longer than a boy. One speculation is that it was intended to remind the people of the fact that woman represents the lower side of human nature, and was the first to fall into temptation. Another line of thought is that it was founded upon the notion, which was very common in antiquity, that the bleeding and watery discharge continued longer after the birth of a girl than after that of a boy. Still another line of thought suggests that a male infant circumcised on the eighth day, by the profusion of its own blood, bears part of the purgation; wherefore the mother, for the birth of a female, must suffer twice the time of separation. What ever was the reason the stigma was removed in Christ (see 1Tim 2:14-15). prayon |
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3 | what are the meaning of Lev.12 | Lev 12:5 | DocTrinsograce | 144374 | ||
Hi, prayon... good posts! "Stigma" might not be a proper word here. Let us remember that these rules were part of the Law specified by God Himself. As such, they must necessarily have been perfect, right, and entirely appropriate. (Psalm 19:7) Looking into this question I discovered that the Talmud has an account where students asked Rabbi Yochai, "Why does the Torah require a woman who has a child to bring a sacrifice? What sin has she committed?" He replied, "When a woman sits on the birth stool and feels the pangs of childbirth, she swears that she will never again have intercourse with her husband. Obviously, this is an oath that she cannot keep since it was made under duress. Moreover, she is required to have intercourse with her husband. The Torah therefore requires the woman to bring an atonement offering to atone for her vain oath." The students then ask "What is the reason that if a woman gives birth to a boy she is unclean for seven days, but if she gives birth to a girl she is unclean for fourteen days?" He replied, "God knows a person's innermost thoughts. He knows that if a woman gives birth to a son, she is very happy. She changes her mind about the oath that she made and wishes to have intercourse with her husband again. She is therefore clean after seven days. However, if she gives birth to a girl, she feels bad about the girl and worries about the pains that her daughter will have to suffer as well. Therefore, a longer time elapses before she regrets her oath, and she must wait fourteen days until she is ritually clean." Of course, I would take this Talmudic explanation with a large (kosher) grain of salt. :-) In Him, Doc |
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4 | what are the meaning of Lev.12 | Lev 12:5 | prayon | 144565 | ||
LOL - would that be kosher rock salt? And thank you. prayon | ||||||
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