So, I was reading Luke 2 yesterday. It seems like the most complete account- probably because Luke was written to the Gentiles. Matthew has the story, but not as much of the pre-birth story and focuses more on the fufillment of prophecy- not surprising since it was written to the Jews.
I got stuck on verse 22 where it talked about "time of purification." This was relating to when they took Jesus to the temple. So, I crossed it back to Leviticus 12. This was no walk from the stable to the temple. First, she had to wait the 7 days (unclean) and then circ on the 8th day. Then, they waited another 33 days to be purified from blood flow. And then, they had to have a sacrifice- 2 doves. In Leviticus, it talks about how if they can't afford a lamb, they can bring doves. Just interesting pieces to the puzzle.
Just goes to show that scripture backs scripture backs scripture. :)
I'm going to delve next into the phrase "treasured all these things in her heart" as I'm noticing it's a recurring theme.
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