Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Leviticus
Book: Leviticus
Chapter: 12
Overview:
Ceremonial
Purification.
- After the laws concerning
Clean and unclean
Food, come the
laws concerning
Clean and unclean persons.
Man imparts his
depraved nature to his offspring,
So that, excepting as the
Atonement of
Christ and the
Sanctification of the
Spirit
prevent, the original blessing, "Increase and multiply," Ge
1:28, is become to the fallen race a direful
Curse, and
communicates
Sin and misery. Let those women who have received
Mercy from
God in
Child-bearing, with all thankfulness own
God's
Goodness to them; and this shall please the
Lord better than
sacrifices.