The making of a baby
The birth of a baby has always been an exciting time in the life of a family. There is a mystery and awesomeness of birth that cannot be explained; and it has become even more so recently as I rediscovered some writings of Zola Levitt, a Jewish writer whose articles I had enjoyed for years. In 1979, he published a booklet called “The Seven Feasts of Israel”.or During his research, Levitt discovered an amazing correlation between Jewish Holy Days and the gestation of a human baby, from conception to birth. It was a fascinating account of how the feasts relate to the development of the baby in the womb!
As Zola was preparing to write a book for new parents, he contacted a gynecologist for help in understanding the gestation, the period the process or period of developing inside the womb between conception and birth. The doctor showed him a series of pictures. The first one was an egg and a sperm and, as the doctor said, “On the fourteenth day of the first month, the egg appears.” Zola recalled that was the date of Passover. The doctor continued: “The egg must be fertilized within 24 hours, or it will pass on.” This corresponds to the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the seed or grain that “fell into the ground and died” in order to produce a harvest, the first fruits of which were presented to God. Next, the doctor said, “Within two to six days, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the wall of the womb and begins to grow.” The Feast of First Fruits is observed anywhere from two to six days after Passover!”
Next, he was shown a photo of an embryo showing arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, a head, eyes, etc. The caption said, “Fifty days.” The doctor said, “Around the fiftieth day, the embryo takes the form of a human being. Until then, we don't know if we have a duck or a tadpole.” Zola thought, “That's Pentecost!”
The next picture showed the embryo at seven months. The doctor said, “On the first day of the seventh month, the baby's hearing is developed.
For the first time, it can hear and distinguish sounds outside the womb.” Zola knew that was the date for the Jewish Festival of Trumpets.
The doctor continued, “On the tenth day of the seventh month, the hemoglobin of the blood changes from that of the mother, to a self- sustaining baby.” Zola thought, “That's the day of Atonement, when the blood was taken into the Holy of Holies!”
Next the doctor said, “On
the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the lungs become fully developed. If born before then, the baby would have a hard time breathing.” And Zola thought, “That's the festival of Tabernacles, a time of celebrating the Temple, home of the Shekinah glory or Spirit of God.” In the New
Testament, the Greek term pneuma, normally translated as “breath,” is applied to the Holy Spirit.”
Birth takes place on the tenth day of the ninth month. Eight days after birth, in the
Jewish families, a son is circumcised. Zola noted that the eight days of Hanukkah are celebrated right on schedule, nine months and ten days after Passover.
No human being could have understood the gestation period 3,500 years ago. The establishment of the Jewish Holy Days was given to Moses by Jehovah, Himself. Its correlation with the human gestation period is not only remarkable, it proves “Intelligent Design.” It proves the existence of an intelligence beyond this world. It proves that there is a Creator God that guides the affairs of man!