What the Bible says about Mary and Joseph
(From Forerunner Commentary)
This "custom of the law" refers specifically to the fortieth-day purification offering at the Temple. This is proven by both Mary and Joseph being in attendance, a thing she could not do if she were still unclean. Mary was ceremonially unclean on Jesus' eighth day of life, when the firstborn and circumcision ceremonies were performed at home, not at the Temple (see Luke 1:57-59 regarding the circumcision of John the Baptist). Ceremonial purity was not necessary for these latter rituals.
Staff
The Law of the FirstbornRelated Topics: Ceremonial Purity | Ceremonially Unclean | Fortieth Day Purification | Law of the Firstborn