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Truly,
HaShem gave Miriam a blessed and exalted position among woman. However, that
did not make her any less human than the rest of us and Scripture bears that
out. Uri
{2:21} And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the
child, His Name was called YESHUA, which was so named by the angel before He
was conceived in the womb. {2:22} And when the days of her (Miriam’s)
purification according to the law of Moshe (Moses) were accomplished, they
brought him to Yerushalyim (Jerusalem), to present Him to the L-rd; {2:23}
(As it is written in the law of the L-rd, Every male that opens the womb
shall be called holy to the L-rd;) {2:24} And to offer a sacrifice according
to that which is said in the law of the L-rd, a pair of turtledoves, or two
young pigeons. As
blessed as Miriam was she was not exempt from the mitzvot (commandments) of
Torah. A woman is considered ritually unclean thirty three days after giving
birth to a son. This was also true for Miriam even though her Son was
Yeshua, the Son of G-d. Vayikra
{12:2} Speak unto bnei Yisrael (the children of Israel), saying, If a woman
had conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven
days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be
unclean. {12:3} In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be
circumcised, {12:4} and she shall then continue in the blood of her
purification three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor
come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be fulfilled.
{12:6} And when the days of her purification are fulfilled, for a son, or
for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt
offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: What
can be clearer, that HaShem is not a respecter of persons then the fact that
the mother of the Son of G-d was ritually unclean and had to go through the
prescribed purification process outlined in Torah before she could enter the
Bet HaMikdash (Temple). Even Yeshua, in His humanity, came to serve not to
be served. Scripture is clear that He led a totally Torah observant life. I
think it is a good idea for all of us, no matter what our social, religious
or economic status is, to take to heart what we are being shown here in
Parasha Tzav. HaShem is not a respecter of man and we all need to serve each
other in humility. There is no one that is above sinning and we all need a
korban. Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) {7:20} For there is not a just man upon earth, that does good, and sins not. YYYYYYYYYYYY |
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