Exegetical Notes: Luke 2:22-38

22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

“when the time came for their purification” -Referring to the time mentioned within the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 12), 33 days after Jesus’ circumcision. Making Jesus just under 6 weeks old.

23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”)

“Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord” -Noted from Exodus 13:2, 12

24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

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