Leviticus 12

How important it is to take God at His word even when we don’t understand why. When the Bible doesn’t expressly give a reason for what God commands, then most things become conjecture, mostly reflecting our perception of things rather than God’s. In fact, the majority of times God speaks, it just lays out truth without explaining why. Now many of those truths we accept because we see the implications of disobedience. But when we can’t see negative implications, we must trust that God knows what He is talking about and always has our best in mind. The biggest lesson here is the special regard He wanted the Jews to have for blood. It was the means of purification in one context and the reason for the need for purification in another. But in all it was to be regarded as special, the life was in the blood, and it was to be a sanctified item when used in sacrifice, but when outside that context it was to be avoided to heighten its uniqueness. I’d like to say that the mother’s connection to her daughter was more significant in the influence she would have on her, and that is the reason it is longer. But that might seem good in sentiment, but we really can’t say.