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dave:

--- Quote from: Kat on October 29, 2012, 09:43:12 AM ---
I did a little searching for the answer to this question and after seeing so much of it being an antiquated law, just custom and tradition because of ignorance back then. Well I finally came upon something that gave a hint that made sense to me.

So in our culture today we have much smaller size families, but in past times a large family was considered a blessing from God.

Psa 127:3  Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
v. 4  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth.
v. 5  Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Now lets face it, a father is especially joyful with the birth of a son and quite actually the more sons the better, especially in the past (full quiver=many children). It seems to be a pride thing in some ways, to have a son to carry on the family name and follow in his father footsteps.

But what does the Lev. 12 Scripture have to do with this? Well we also have the situation that if a mother delivers a son to the father, he will usually be more satisfied. But if a female is delivered, well then the father may feel the need to try again for a son as soon as possible. So here is where this law in Lev. 12 can be very beneficial to the woman, because the husband cannot 'touch' her for twice as long after having a female baby as after having a son. So this actually gives the mother a little more time to recover after the birth of a female, before she may get pregnant again.

So instead of this being a law that show disdain for a female at birth, it is quite practical and more for the well being of the mother. Anyway it makes sense to me.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

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Excellent! :)

longhorn:
Men sexist......dang right.......work hard at it too.

Patric:

--- Quote from: mavis92379 on October 27, 2012, 03:07:10 PM ---Lev 12:2  for the people of Israel. For seven days after a woman gives birth to a son, she is ritually unclean, as she is during her monthly period.
Lev 12:3  On the eighth day, the child shall be circumcised.
Lev 12:4  Then it will be thirty-three more days until she is ritually clean from her loss of blood; she must not touch anything that is holy or enter the sacred Tent until the time of her purification is completed.
Lev 12:5  For fourteen days after a woman gives birth to a daughter, she is ritually unclean, as she is during her monthly period. Then it will be sixty-six more days until she is ritually clean from her loss of blood.
Lev 12:6  When the time of her purification is completed, whether for a son or daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.

Does anyone understand why the women was unclean longer after giving birth a daughter ?

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Mavis I am wondering.....what your thoughts are and if the Spirit has given you insight into your question. Lots of info has been posted here....some with scriptures and most with human wisdom. I for one still do not have answers I am satisfied with after reading your question. I am always searching for truth and balance when I have questions.

Foxx:
I'll do some research. My mother left the church sometime back and joined a messianic Jewish ministry. While not all things I agree with everything in her church I will admit there is definitely a reasonable and spiritual reason behind all the things God commanded. Typically these things were more symbolic to their culture or honoring God. I have learned many interesting factoids regarding the Jews and their customs and how they relate to us now or perhaps do not for that matter. I'll ask her about it. I will say this, there is always a deeper spiritual reason behind these things other than what we see on the outside. It was always a form of honoring him.

the truth:
Hello, Its always interesting to me  how people men and women try to explain the Scripture away.Well some things believe it or not are literal as well.But I am not about to give countless Scripture on God order of his creation only for them to be spiritulaized away!Kat...As always your comments are very helpful and most importantly seasoned with salt!There is ONLY one way of doing things and that's God way!Wither you be a woman or a man if God took woman out of men that has to mean something.Like it or not....I keep waiting for Joyce Meyer...or Polly White... to come on here and teach us something in the name of women rights.Thank God Kat there are women...like yourself.... who doesn't see it as some sort of dilemma to just obey God and not make it a race issue in anyway.No,no one asked for my opinion but guess what I didn't ask you yours either.ITS ABOUT WHAT THE SCRIPTURE TEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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