“And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”
But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean. The provision for those who cannot afford a lamb — the two birds provision — applies to the post-childbirth offering as it applied to the sin offering of Leviticus 5:7. Luke 2:24 records that Mary and Joseph brought two doves or two young pigeons at Jesus' presentation — using this provision, confirming that the holy family was of limited means. The God who provided for the poorest mother's purification also provided for the purification of the mother of His Son. The two-bird provision is not a lesser offering but the full provision for those with limited resources.
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