Does God desire animal sacrifices

Answer 1

YES Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering.

Genesis 8:20-21 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour. Genesis 15:9-10 And he [God] said unto him [Abraham], Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another. Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. Exodus 29:11-37 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD.... Leviticus 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD.... (See all of Chapters 1 - 9) Leviticus 23:12-18 And ye shall offer ... an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.... Numbers 18:17-19 Thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. Deuteronomy 12:27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh No Proverbs 21:3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Isaiah 1:11 "The multitude of your sacrifices� what are they to me?" says the LORD. "I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. Also read Hebrews, especially chapter 10. Yes or No? When there's a contradicting statement, both can't be correct at the same time. But both can be incorrect. So which is it? To answer this, let's look at the rest of the story, rather than a few selected verses. The idea of animal sacrifice was instituted to show the penalty for sin - death - and to show that there could be atonement for those sins. The animals died and their blood spilled to cover over the sins of mankind. Since these were animals that were the property of the person giving the offering, there was a cost involved, especially since God instructed that only animals without spot or blemish - in other words, the best of the flock - would be accepted. From a Christian point of view, these sacrifices pointed towards the sacrifice of Christ for the sins of all. As Jesus pointed out in numerous places in the Gospels, God looks at the heart of the person. When God spoke against the animal sacrifices, such as in the verses cited above, He wasn't speaking out against the sacrifices per se, but rather that it was just "something you're supposed to do," not because of any change of heart. Answer If according to The Bible, God is immutable and does not change (Malachi 3:6), then Yes He still requires animal sacrifices.