What does Mary’s offering for purification teach us about Jesus? Luke 2:24 tells us that Mary offered “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons” for her purification. This was an offering that God required after a woman gave birth. Mary, who had given birth to God Himself, did this as well. It shows that Mary, though bearing the sinless Son of God, needed purification. She couldn’t afford a lamb for a sacrifice. She and Joseph were of humble means. But she held the Lamb of God in her arms. This ceremony highlights Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice for sin. Even in humble beginnings, His life fulfilled the law perfectly, setting the stage for His sacrificial death and our redemption.