“ And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. ”
This chapter would more naturally follow the 15th chapter of Leviticus. See the note to Leviticus 15:1 .
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 uncleannes...
circumcised. See note on "leprosy", Leviticus 13:2 .
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. And in the eighth day - Before this time the child could scarcely be considered as having strength sufficient to bear the operati...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Mankind are not only liable to defilement from without, but have internal causes of pollution lying deep in their nature. And hence, the laws which were g...
Uncleanness connected with Childbirth The functions of reproduction are in early stages of religion regarded with superstitious dread. The enactments in this chapter and the related regulations in...
And in the eighth day. — When the seven days had passed by during which the mother remained un clean, the boy is to be circumcised, since on the eighth day the first period of her extreme state of...
THE UNCLEANNESS OF CHILD BEARING Leviticus 12:1-8 THE reference in Leviticus 12:2 to the regulations given in Leviticus 15:19 , as remarked in the preceding chapter, shows us that the author...
Purification after Child-Bearing Leviticus 12:1-8 The birth of a boy involved seven days' ceremonial defilement; of a girl, fourteen. Not the child, but the mother, was adjudged to be unclean,...
In this brief section, which deals with the beginning of life, the religious aspect of childbirth is most unquestionably the permanent value. The separation of the woman from the congregation for a p...
The Jews were careful to observe this eighth day, Genesis 17:11-12 .
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. Or the foreskin of his flesh, that is, of the man child born according to the law, Genesis 17:12 and this seems to furnish ou...
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. Ver. 3. And in the eighth day. ] See Trapp on " Gen 17:13 " See Trapp on " Gen 17:14 "
LAWS CONNECTED WITH CHILDBIRTH Every child born into the world adds to the sin that was first introduced by the woman. Yet God had told Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply” ( Genesis 1:28 ),...
Ceremonial Purification. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Spea...
Which law is here repeated, because the woman's uncleanness lasting for seven days, was one, though not the only, reason why the child's circumcision was put off till the eighth day.
“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” At the stage in fact when this law was first communicated, circumcision could not take place. It would have been unwise while...
Maternity SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 12:2 .—If a woman hath conceived … she shall be unclean. Thus at the very entrance into life uncleanness clings to us. Not a child is born without defilem...
Leviticus 12:2 . Speak unto the children of Israel: that every man may convey the law to his wife, and assist in the ceremony of purification. Leviticus 12:3 . Circumcised. To this law our Sav...
She shall Be unclean. Birth-sin and its developments The theme of the chapter is the same as that of the one preceding and the one following. The subject is sin, portrayed by symbols. In the di...
EXPOSITION UNCLEANNESS DERIVED FROM CHILDBIRTH . As there is a natural disgust felt for some kinds of food, which serves as a foundation for the precepts of the last chapter, so there is...
The Purification after Childbirth.
Colossians 2:11 ; Deuteronomy 30:6 ; Galatians 3:17 ; Galatians 5:3 ; Genesis 17:11 ; Genesis 17:12 ; John 7:22 ; John 7:23 ; Luke 1:59 ; Luke 2:21 ; Philippians 3:5 ; Romans 3:19 ; Roma...