Day: March 6, 2018

‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’

Mercy and Animal Sacrifice

Why did God ask for animal sacrifices?  The most straightforward answer, if you look through the Old Testament books, is that the purpose of animal sacrifice was to atone for sin (Exodus 29:36). But then it tells us in Hebrews 10:4, “It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” […]

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