Chapter 12 details how long a woman was unclean for after childbirth, and instructions for circumcision of a male child. The latter is in accordance with the instructions given to Abraham. All this seems very strange to us. Why should giving birth make a woman unclean. Verse 7 seems to indicate that it is the flow of blood that is the reason. Blood is precious. They were not allowed to eat anything that contained blood, and maybe it is the association with blood that is the crux of the matter. here. Everything is looking forward to the shedding of blood by Jesus that would bring salvation to all who believe.
Note that the blood did not make the woman sinful, being unclean is not the same as being sinful.
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