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1 | Did God really want animal sacrifices? | Gen 4:4 | robust | 37701 | ||
Did God really want Old Testament sacrifices. I am studying how the idea of sacrifices came into the old testament and whether God really wanted them. There are several places in the OT where prophets and psalmists state clearly that God wants repentance and obedience rather than sacrifices. So just how did animal sacrifices start? I believe that the pagan religions in the OT area sacrificed animals and even humans. Did the Jewish people pick up the idea from them? Where is the first reference to animal sacrifice (as opposed to grain and other sacrifice) in the bible? Did the construction of an Alter to the Lord imply that sacrifices were being made or did they start later? The concept of sacrifice in places appears to be a gift to God and the sacrifice was actually eaten in a feast to celebrate God. Where did the concept actually change to be a man substituting an animal in exchange for his own death for his sins? Any ideas, backgrouns and biblical references would be appreciated. |
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2 | Did God really want animal sacrifices? | Gen 4:4 | moedee | 37707 | ||
Greeting Sacrifices were to cover sin not remove it, thats the whole purpose of Jesus on the cross. The first sacrifice was as soon as Adam and Eve had sin, God came looking for them and they were hidding because there were naked. God killed an animal to cover them from being naked. Offering is a better word which is the gift to God and there are five of them: Burnt,Meal,Peace(Sweet Savor) Sin and Treapass (Non Sweet Savor). Now the alter in the old testaments serve as the intersession for PRAY. There were not Church Building to worship in like we have, but the alter of incense (front of the VIEL) is were God spoke - Holly of Hollies only Priest were allow in with a row tie around there waist. RE: I find the Old Testament very interesting and I see more God in the Old Testment than in the New. |
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