The Jews were required to sacrifice and report to the High Priest for forgiveness of sins. But what was the benefit? The Jews get the same ressurection as everyone else. Also Job was not associated with them, though living at the same time (according to Watchtower theology) and yet he was highly loved by God. So did sacrifices achieve anything at all?
What exactly was the point on animal sacrifices
by jwfacts 51 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Abaddon
They meant that the Priests were kept in food in return for their "services".
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fresia
Was to show appreciation for life of the animal given as food, the blood would be poured out and atonement for sins and the animal eaten.
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Satanus
It's a barbeque ritual. It came from the ancient cave man, when he caught an animal and charred it over his cave fire before everyone dug in. The tradition is alive and well today, what w our modern gas bbq's. Noah's god was really into it. He found the bbq smell to be restful even though he had no need to eat. Or, did he?
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jwfacts
Was to show appreciation for life of the animal given as food
Sacrifices were more than just that. An animal can be bled out of respect without being sacrificed for sins.
How do Christians justify or explain the need for sacrifices that appear to have no benefit at all.
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Narkissos
The Christian perspective on this topic is a bit misleading. Sacrifice for sin is only one of many types of sacrifices in the Torah, and more generally one aspect of sacrifice. Feeding, pleasing, appeasing the gods, sharing with them is much broader than looking for forgiveness.
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jwfacts
Feeding, pleasing, appeasing the gods, sharing with them
That makes a lot more sense. The Jews were a much older religion still believing much of the older superstitions.
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stillajwexelder
Like I love the smell of meat grilling on my BBQ grill, God just loves the smell of burnt flesh. 'Tis a restful odor you know
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sweetstuff
http://www.lightforthelastdays.co.uk/view_page.asp?page_id=295&menu_id=230
Interesting link. Personally I think God just liked to watch people running around searching for a suitable sacrifice. Like HBO in heaven.
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nvrgnbk
I'll post this again.
BLOOD SACRIFICE: SATANIC OR JEHOVIC?
Whether or not Satanists have inappropriately indulged in
ritual
killing in the past, it is a fact that blood-sacrifice is sanctioned by the
Judaeo-Christian god; it is a hangover from the primitive past, a part
of
both pagan and Judaeo-Christian religious heritages, but where is
there a
specific Satanic sanctioning for it?
Turning to Genesis, we find that Jehovah was pleased with
Abel's
blood sacrifice, while he rejected the fruit offering of Cain, "a tiller of
the ground." Genesis, Ch. 4.
Since Jehovah is supposed to possess precognition he
presumably
knew in advance that his rejection of Cain's noble offering would
result in
dispute between the brothers and lead to murder. Jehovah was
therefore
guilty of setting-up Cain, but nevertheless it's always his hapless
human
children who must take the rap for his own lunatic whims and
actions.
The supremacy of blood sacrifice was therefore clearly
established
in the first chapter of the Old Testament, and culminates in the blood
sacrifice of the tyrant-god's own alleged son in the New Testament.
In other books of the Old Testament blood sacrifice - both
human
and animal - is specifically sanctioned as an appropriate offering to
Jehovah.
After giving birth it was commanded of Israelite women that
they
must bring a lamb as a burnt offering before Jehovah, and a young
pigeon,
or a turtledove for a sin offering, "unto the door of the tabernacle of
the
congregation, unto the priest: who shall offer it before the Lord and
make
an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her
blood.
"And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two
turtles, or two young pigeons..." Lev. 12:6-8.
In accordance with a deal he made with Jehovah to "offer up as
a
burnt offering" the first to come from his house to meet him after
slaughtering the Ammonites, Jephthah sacrificed his daughter.
Judges,
11:29-39.
II Samuel records that David allowed the Gibeonites to sacrifice
then sons of Saul before Jehovah to end a famine. II Samuel, 21: 1-
14.