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NASB | Genesis 2:17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience]." |
Bible Question: I understand the penalty for sin is death. But I just don't understand why God would accept an animal sacrifice in the first place. If a person sins, attempts to transfer their sin to an animal, and kills the animal as an offering to God as a substitute for the person..well, it just doesn't cut it for me. To me, the person still sinned and they really didn't pay the price for their sin. The poor animal did. I guess it really bothers me how God would accept the innocent slaughter of animals when they didn't do anything wrong. But then this thought process even raises more concerns with the thought of His son dying for all of us. I guess I'm having a problem with just the thought of transferring sin from one individual to another. I've never understood why He accepted animal sacrifices. Obviously God changed his mind about this too, which is a worrisome thought. Does this mean God may have some weakness. What do you think? |
Bible Answer: Greetings, First you must remember that Jesus, by His death on the cross paid for all sins, past present and future. Just as we look back at what Jesus did and believe and are saved, those who lived before Jesus looked ahead and believed that God would keep His promise and send the Messiah. The animal sacrifice was just to provide a covering so the people could have fellowship with God, their transgressions were covered by the blood of the animal untill Jesus came and made the final blood sacrifice once and for all. Remember God also knew we would sin before we(man) were ever created and His plan of salvation was in place long before the fall of man. The sacrificial system was instituted by God, not man and was a foreshadow of the way God would provide forgivness for us. The innocent (Jesus) would die to pay the price for the gulity(man). |