LEVITICUS 30


     We will begin this lesson in Leviticus 12:1 "And the LORD spake
unto Moses, saying,"  Leviticus 12:2 "Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child:
then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the
separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean."

     This is a cerimonial uncleanness. In a difficult to understand
way, this has to do with the birth of all who are believers. We have
seen throughout these lessons in Leviticus, strong spiritual messages
to the church. I see in this that we are all born in sin. We are not
born lost as some teach, just uncommitted. We are born a fleshly man.
This man of flesh is the first birth of man. Man is first flesh, then
born of the spirit. To truly understand what I am saying here, a
person must truly study 1 Corinthians chapter 15 beginning with the
42nd verse and go to the end of the chapter. Just one reading will not
implant this message, you must read it at least 6 times. Pray while
you are reading, that the Holy Spirit reveal to you the meaning. The
fact that this man and this woman had a child is not sin. God had
instructed Adam and Eve to have children. God would not tell you to do
something that was sin. Genesis 1:28 "And God blessed them, and God
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the
earth."  This happened before the incident in the garden of Eden. The
sin in the garden of Eden was disobeying God, not the fact that they
had children. I will show you, again, that having children {if you are
married} is not sin. God told Noah and his sons to be fruitful and
multiply. I say, again, God would not tell them to do something that
was sin. Genesis 9:1 "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."  I could go
on and on, but there is no need for that here, the point is made. Two
married people producing children is not sin.

     The fact that the woman who has a man child is unclean 7 days,
has to do with the 7 days that Aaron and his sons were to wait at the
door of the tabernacle to be acceptable to God. This was a time of
consecration.  The beautiful thing that happened when Mary conceived
in her flesh of the Holy Spirit of God  could never have been
classified as sin, yet Jesus was not circumcised until the eighth day.
Eight means new beginnings. This new beginning on the eighth day is
like the day our spirit is born. Jesus' number is 8. He is our new
beginning. This circumcision on the eighth day is like the new birth
in Christ. Our new life begins the day we accept Christ as our
Saviour. The sign that an Israelite man has accepted God was on the
eighth day when he is set aside for God by circumcision. The woman in
the Bible is symbolic of the church. This seven days of separation is
the same as the seven days of separation for the high priest. The
church is born in us {we become the church} when we accept new life in
Jesus. The seven {1000 year days} of the earth is also symbolized in
this 7 days of consecration. We are waiting outside the door to heaven
7000 years, and then the new beginning is here.
     Leviticus 12:3 "And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin
shall be circumcised."

     Jesus was circumcised on the eighth day. Luke 2:21 "And when
eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his
name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was
conceived in the womb."  The baby Jesus was circumcised on the eighth
day and named Jesus. He was not dedicated in the temple until the 40th
day. We will see this as we go on.

     Leviticus 12:4 "And she shall then continue in the blood of her
purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing,
nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be
fulfilled."

     The issue of blood that women have every month, and at childbirth
is a cleansing for their bodies. No woman should think of herself as
being a nothing, because this happens to her. There is no life without
the shedding of blood. Women are chosen of God to pro-create life.
Husbands and wives are one in God's sight. The creation of life in
God's plan, is beautiful. The new life, is a blessing to the husband
and wife, but is also a blessing for God. The natural functions of the
body are one of the great mysteries of life. Every time a new baby is
born, it lets us know God has not given up on mankind. This 40 day
period of separation from the holy things is for cleanliness' sake and
just simply because God said to do it. Forty throughout the Bible is a
time of testing. Perhaps, this is the time the woman should take
before beginning to function in her usual role. Jesus was carried to
the temple on the 40th day for his dedication.  Luke 2:22 "And when
the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were
accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the
Lord;"  The natural function of the woman's body has usually stopped
by the 40th day after a male child is born. and it would be alright
for her to come back to the temple. We will find in another lesson
that, anything that could be construed as uncleanness, would keep the
person from attending services in the sanctuary.

     Leviticus 12:5 "But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be
unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the
blood of her purifying threescore and six days."

     The time for the cleansing for the birth of a female child is
definitely twice as long. Boy babies were circumcised on the 8th day,
which as we said in a previous verse, was a sign of accepting God.
Since a girl baby is not circumcised, then the purification would be
different, also. To say that this longer time for purification was
because girls were more sinful is slightly ridiculous. With God there
is no male or female. The only time there is a gender is for the
procreation of life on this earth. As we have said over and over in
these lessons, the woman symbolizes the church. The 40 days for the
purification of having a man child symbolized the 40 years wandering
in the wilderness on the way to the promised land. The church of Jesus
Christ was not established on the way to the promised land. Could the
80 days required for the female child symbolize the 40 years in the
wilderness to establish a people of God, and then the 40 days Jesus
ministered on the earth after He resurrected from the tomb, to
establish  the church? The church of the Lord Jesus Christ was not
established during the wilderness wanderings, but that had to be the
beginning.  The church was truly launched when Jesus returned to the
Father in heaven and promised to send the comforter. Jesus was seed of
the woman, and not of the man.  Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity
between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."  There was the
age of the law {physical Israel}, then there was the age of grace
{spiritual Israel}.  The time of testing for the physical house was
40. The time of testing for the spiritual house was 40. Forty and 40
make 80. There could not have been grace, except it had been preceded
by law. Then the woman {church] takes 80 days for purification, 40
days for the law and 40 days for grace.

     Leviticus 12:6 "And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled,
for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year
for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin
offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto
the priest:"

     These offerings were not for direct sin, but if you will,
inherited sin of the flesh. This sin is really not this mother's sin,
but Eve's sin, which was not a deed but an inheritance. This burnt
offering was as devotion to God. The sin involved was not her own sin,
but sinful nature of all of humanity, until the new birth in Christ.
Jesus was dedicated to God on the 40th day of His mother's
purification. Luke 2:22 "And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to
Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;"

     Leviticus 12:7 "Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an
atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her
blood. This [is] the law for her that hath born a male or a female."

     As I said before, the uncleaness was of a ceremonial nature,
rather than of a spiritual nature. We will get into the issue of blood
in another lesson.

     Leviticus 12:8 "And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she
shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; the one for the
burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall
make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean."

     The mother of Jesus brought two turtledoves and 2 young pigeons.
Luke 2:24 "And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in
the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

     To sum this up, we see the birth of all of Christendom in this
lesson through Jesus Christ our Lord.



                             Questions 30

1.  Who did God give the law to, about the purification of the woman
    after childbirth?
2.  How many days shall she be unclean after the birth of a son?
3.  What kind of uncleaness is this?
4.  We have seen strong spiritual messages to the ______ in Leviticus.
5.  We are born in ___, not born ____.
6.  Man is first flesh, then _______.
7.  Where should you read over and over to get the full lesson on the
    flesh and spirit of man?
8.  How do we know that the man and woman did not sin in having a
    child?
9.  God would not tell you to do something that was ___.
10. What was the sin in the garden of Eden?
11. Two married people having children is not ___.
12. What parallel does the seven days of uncleaness represent?
13. Jesus was circumcised on what day?
14. What does the number eight mean?
15. This circumcision on the eighth day is like what in Christ?
16. Who is our new beginning?
17. The woman, in the Bible, is symbolic of what?
18. When is the church born in us?
19. We have been waiting outside the door to heaven how long?
20. What day was Jesus named?
21. What day was Jesus dedicated in the temple?
22. How many days could the mother not enter the temple after the male
    child was born?
23. What is the purpose of the issue of blood that women have?
24. What is the number 40 symbolic of?
25. What was the difference in the time of separation for a maid child
    and a male child?
26. The woman symbolizes what?
27. The 40 days of purification for a male child symbolized what?
28. When was the church of the Lord Jesus Christ truly launched?
29. Why did it take 80 symbolic days for the church of the Lord Jesus
    Christ to be launched?
30. What type of sin was this offering in the temple for?
31. What birth did we really see in this lesson on chapter 12 of
    Leviticus?