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[[file:High Priest Offering Sacrifice of a Goat.jpg | | [[file:High Priest Offering Sacrifice of a Goat.jpg |thumb| 300px |Illustration “High Priest Offering a Goat” from the ''Treasures of the Bible'' by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1894]] | ||
The '''sacrifices''' '''of the''' '''Old Testament''' refer to the rituals of [[Worship|worshiping]] [[God]] during the Old Testament times. Sacrifices were offered to God by His people, who had been separated from God due to their sins, to receive the [[Forgiveness of Sins|forgiveness of sins]], draw closer to Him, or show their gratitude to Him. Typically, they sacrificed animals such as sheep, cattle, and goats with blood shedding, and used them for burnt offerings.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+46%3A1&version=NIV Genesis 46:1] </ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+10%3A25&version=NIV Exodus 10:25] </ref> | The '''sacrifices''' '''of the''' '''Old Testament''' refer to the rituals of [[Worship|worshiping]] [[God]] during the Old Testament times. Sacrifices were offered to God by His people, who had been separated from God due to their sins, to receive the [[Forgiveness of Sins|forgiveness of sins]], draw closer to Him, or show their gratitude to Him. Typically, they sacrificed animals such as sheep, cattle, and goats with blood shedding, and used them for burnt offerings.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+46%3A1&version=NIV Genesis 46:1] </ref><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+10%3A25&version=NIV Exodus 10:25] </ref> | ||
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== Origin and History of the Sacrifices in the Old Testament== | == Origin and History of the Sacrifices in the Old Testament== | ||
[[file:Cain and Abel offering up sacrifices.jpg | | [[file:Cain and Abel offering up sacrifices.jpg |thumb| 300px |Illustration “Cain and Abel Offering Up Sacrifices” from ''The Story of the Bible From Genesis to Revelation'' by Charles Foster, 1879]]The first ancestors of mankind, [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], violated God’s command and committed the sin of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As a result, God blocked their access to the [[Tree of Life|tree of life]] and they were expelled from the Garden of Eden. God taught us the way to restore the tree of life through the sacrifices given by [[Cain and Abel]]. | ||
Cain, the oldest son of Adam and Eve, offered the products of the soil according to his own opinion, but Abel offered a sacrifice by shedding the blood of a lamb with a heart of obedience. God accepted Abel’s sacrifice but rejected Cain’s. Through this, God showed us which sacrifice was acceptable to Him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+4%3A1-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 4:1–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A4&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Cain, the oldest son of Adam and Eve, offered the products of the soil according to his own opinion, but Abel offered a sacrifice by shedding the blood of a lamb with a heart of obedience. God accepted Abel’s sacrifice but rejected Cain’s. Through this, God showed us which sacrifice was acceptable to Him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+4%3A1-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 4:1–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A4&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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==Sacrifices in the Old Testament Are Worship in the New Testament== | ==Sacrifices in the Old Testament Are Worship in the New Testament== | ||
[[file:하나님의교회 세계복음선교협회 새예루살렘 판교성전 예배.jpg | | [[file:하나님의교회 세계복음선교협회 새예루살렘 판교성전 예배.jpg |thumb| 300px |Worship service in the [[The New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple|New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple]] of the World Mission Society Church of God ]] | ||
Through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the Old Testament sacrifices were transformed into worship offered in spirit and in truth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A11-12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:11–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus taught that it was no longer necessary to offer sacrifices in the temple; instead, worship should be conducted in spirit and in truth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A21-24&version=NIV |title=John 4:21–24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the Old Testament sacrifices were transformed into worship offered in spirit and in truth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+7%3A11-12&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 7:11–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jesus taught that it was no longer necessary to offer sacrifices in the temple; instead, worship should be conducted in spirit and in truth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A21-24&version=NIV |title=John 4:21–24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
