necessary to practice the rituals of Leviticus 12 since the earthly sancta that must be protected from contact with impurity and the sacrificial system of remedies are gone and have been superseded by Christ’s heavenly ministry (Heb. 7–10), this chapter of Leviticus teaches something profound about the nature of human beings in relation to God: Ever since the human race fell into sin (Gen. 3), which results in death (Rom. 6:23), every human life begins under a cloud of mortality (Rom. 5:12). Now