February 20:Leviticus 12:1 – Leviticus 14:32

Purification after Childbirth – Leviticus 12

• God gives Moses instructions for purification after childbirth. If the child is male, the woman is unclean for seven days, and on the eighth day the child will be circumcised. She will continue her purification for thirty-three days. If the child is female, the woman is unclean for two weeks, then she will continue her purification for sixty-six days.
• After her purification is complete, she is to bring to the priest a year-old lamb for a a burnt offering and a pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering (or if she cannot afford a lamb, she can bring two turtledoves or pigeons). The priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.

Laws about Leprosy – Leviticus 13

• God tells Moses that if a person develops a leprous disease, he is to be brought to Aaron or one of the priests. The priest will look at the skin, and place him in quarantine if necessary or declare him unclean. The same is true for other skin diseases.
• Leprous people must teat their clothing and let their hair hang loose. They are to cover the upper lip and cry out, "Unclean, unclean!" For as long as the person is unclean, they must live alone outside the camp.
• Instructions are given for handling leprous disease in a garment. If the disease spreads on the garment, it will be burned, but if it doesn't spread, it can be washed. If the area does not clear, the garment is to be burned.

Laws for Cleansing Lepers – Leviticus 14

• God gives Moses instructions for cleansing lepers (after the disease has gone). After the purification ceremony (involving two clean birds, hyssop, cedarwood, and scarlet yarn), the person will wash his clothes, shave all his hair, and bathe, then he may return to camp. On the seventh day, he will do the same, and then he will be clean.
• On the eighth day, the man will bring to the priests two male lambs, one ewe lamb, a grain offering, and one log of oil. If the man is poor, he will bring to the priests one male lamb, a grain offering, a log of oil, and two turtledoves or pigeons. The priest will make the offerings, and he will then be clean.