[malakhi]

She had to have an offering because she was a sinner; she was not sinless.

This is precisely the point our lurker friend was trying to make. Based upon my reading of the passage from Leviticus, I don't think it even applies to the infant. It says "one burnt offering and one sin offering ... for her" -- meaning the mother.

[SoothingDave]

Based upon my reading of the passage from Leviticus, I don't think it even applies to the infant. It says "one burnt offering and one sin offering ... for her" -- meaning the mother.

What is the sin?

SD