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Why were innocent animals sacrificed in the Old Testament of the Bible?
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∙ 11y ago
Good question, especially in light of some Scriptures showing God's distaste for such sacrifices while continuing to sin (see Isaiah 1:11-16 as an example). So why were these Sacrificial Laws started?
While in Egypt, the Israelites became very familiar with animal sacrifices to the various gods. About 1 year after the Exodus, God instituted the Sacrificial Laws to help the Congregation of Israel remember God and point them to their further Savior (Messiah) of the World. It also had the effect of taking away the false god worshipping a reminding the people of the One True God. The food was usually eaten by the Levitical Priesthood or the poor, though some sacrifices were totally burned beyond eatable conditions.
As Christians believe Jesus Christ is the perfect sacrifice for all mankind, part of the New Testament/Covenant changes were to this Administrative Law as being no longer needed. Jews, however, continue to await the coming Messiah and is foretold that they will re-institute these Sacrificial Laws again in the near future.
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Matter of opinion. I say Manasseh. The bible says he shed innocent blood in Jerusalem very much, and sacrificed his own children to idols.
What is the origin of the name Cain?
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Are the testaments and the Bible the same?
There are two testaments in the Bible. The Old Testament is before Christ was born, the New Testament is after Christ was born. And, yes, the Old Testament and the New Testament, together, are the Bible.
Where in the Bible it have a name of a animal which do not have no head?
Some have rumored the Leviathan in the Old Testament had not head but if you read the Bible passages were Leviathan is mentioned you don't get the idea he was headless. There are no other animals in the Bible which did not have heads.
How many testamenots are in the Bible?
There are two Testaments in the Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Is the New Testament alone can be called a bible?
No. The Bible consists of the Old and New Testament.
What is the didifferent between Old Testament and New Testament?
The Bible is comprised of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament is part of the Bible. The Bible is made up of 66 books: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 In the New Testament.
What the percentage of the Bible is the New Testament?
It is approximately 20% of the Bible. There is much of the Old Testament mentioned in the New Testament. Isaiah is quoted the most and referred to as the 'little Bible.'
What religions read the Holy Bible?
Judaism uses the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. Christianity uses a Bible containing both the Old Testament and the New Testament.
What are the two parts if the bible?
The Bible is divided into 2 sections. The old testament and the new testament
What is the ISBN of The Final Testament of the Holy Bible?
The ISBN of The Final Testament of the Holy Bible is 1935263269.
How many testaments are in the Bible?
There are two Testaments in the Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
