I don’t know how the instructions to sacrifice were followed, if all the people obeyed all the time. I suspect they did not. I don’t know for how many years the sacrifices took place in history, perhaps for hundreds of years! The Bible’s book of Numbers indicates the sacrifices were an aroma pleasing to the LORD, but to the human sense of smell, I’m not so sure.
Animal sacrifice as worship is hard for me to fathom. I thank God for the tradition of worship as it has been delivered to me. Maybe I can better appreciate my own worship tradition by reflecting on the worship practices of these ancient Hebrews...
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