Reference

Leviticus 12:6

Atonement Process Christ as High Priest Earthly Sanctuary System

“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:”

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.

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.

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:

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.

And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, 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.

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Atonement Process

The verse describes offerings made after a period of purification, which is a ritual cleansing, not explicitly a process for dealing with sin or seeking forgiveness in the sense of atonement for moral transgression. The "sin offering" here might refer to ritual impurity rather than moral sin.

Christ as High Priest

This verse describes a specific ritual for purification and sacrifice within the Levitical system, focusing on the actions of a woman and a priest in the tabernacle. It makes no mention of a high priest, Jesus, or any concept of a future fulfillment or transcendence of these practices.

Earthly Sanctuary System

While the verse mentions elements associated with the sanctuary system, it primarily details the offerings required after childbirth, rather than describing the structure or function of the sanctuary system itself.

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Related Verses

Leviticus 12:8

“And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, 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.”

Leviticus 15:29

“And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”

Leviticus 15:14

“And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:”

Numbers 6:10

“And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:”

Leviticus 14:22

“And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.”

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