5If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, 6and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
7If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
Luke 2: 24and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”d
We’ve all seen the Christmas manger scene with the three wisemen. Their gifts were gold, frankincense and myrrh. Verse 7 specifies “two turtledoves or two young pigeons” if they can’t afford a lamb. But in Luke 2:24 after Jesus’s birth, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus go to the temple, “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord” and they offer a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
Question: If they offered a pair of turtle doves or pigeons instead of a lamb what happened to the gold?
Answer: The three wisemen weren’t at the birth of Jesus. They came later. Possibly when Jesus was about three years old.
The Bible is infallible, it’s the written word of God written by chosen men guided by the Holy Spirit.
Do you believe that?
Blessings, David
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