Leviticus 12: The Importance of Children

“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. ⁸ But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” Leviticus 12:7-8

Children matter to God. In fact, God considered the birth of new children so important that he gave an entire chapter of Leviticus to actions to take after having a child. Kids were not a burden; they were a blessing.

Jesus would later reaffirm this principle of God’s love for children. When the disciples began pushing the children away, Jesus said to let the little children come to him. He, too, saw children as a blessing.

What if today you and I saw every child we encountered as a blessing? What if we smiled, showed love, and really cared for every child we met? If enough of us would do this, our world would be much different. Why? Because we treat children the way God treats them–with the greatest of importance.

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Dillon Burroughs is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.