7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that has born a male or a female.
8 And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

From this passage most people believe that Yeshua’s parents could not afford the larger offering and, instead, gave the less expensive offering we read about in Lev.12:8 (but again strictly following the Torah). Again, let’s go to the book of Luke.

Luke 2:39

39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the LORD, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

We see that Yeshua’s parents were very careful at the time of his birth to do “all things according to the (Torah) law.” Let’s continue on in the book of Luke and see a small bit of his childhood.

Luke 2:41

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

 

 

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