Leviticus 12:1-4

In Leviticus 12:1, the Lord speaks to Moses and it becomes dedicated as a verse in the Bible, cool! In verse 2, God commands Moses to deliver a message to the children of Israel: the Lord says that if a woman has given birth to a male baby then she shall be unclean for seven days; it also talks about her going through a customary impurity. I don't really have a clue what customary impurity for a woman is; maybe it's her periodic cycle! I'm trying to be sensitive here and not laugh so much because this verse seems to be a little uncomfortable for the ladies. Maybe some women loved giving birth to children and did it often, so this being unclean thing doesn't seem to be taken so seriously right now.

Verse 3 mentions that the Jewish, male newborn needs to have his foreskin circumcised on the eighth day. Okay, by talking about these body parts, it feels like these verses might be for a more, mature audience. Verse 4 states that the woman who just gave birth will continue a purification for thirty-three days. In Jewish customs, she wouldn't be allowed to touch any "hallowed" thing which would be something honored to God, neither come into the sanctuary until her days of purification are fulfilled. I wonder with verse 4 talking about the mother who just gave birth not being able to touch anything "hallowed" is also her newborn baby. What I found pretty interesting is that verse 4 states that women were allowed into the sanctuary, too, so maybe the Jewish culture back then with God leading Moses wasn't really too chauvinistic.