If G-d was ok with non animal sacrifices for cleansing of sin, why did he need Jesus at all.?

Question

"But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering"

from leviticus chapter 5 verse 11

Gweogiegirl, the rest of it reads
"He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the priest's as a grain offering" I dont see what you are talking about

to THA"
A little column A, a little of column B

to DougLawrence: If only i could give ten points for the most insane answer.

Answer 1

When Adam sinned, he ended up, along with all his offspring, a slave to Satan, sin, and death.

Jesus came to destroy Satan's power over mankind.

Satan had no authority to take the life of any innocent man, let alone Jesus, the only Son of God, so when Jesus permitted Satan and his minions to crucify him, Satan was judged for his crime, stripped of all that he had earlier gained from Adam's fall, and left powerless.

Jesus was resurrected, awarded all that Satan had swindled from Adam (and much, much more), and was appointed the new head of all mankind.

With Jesus as the head of mankind, God is now more than willing to forgive.

Now, anyone who swears faithful allegiance to Christ, through baptism, can have their sins forgiven, and hopefully be "saved".

It's that simple.

Answer 2

Because He is merciful and knows that sometimes people are so poor they do not have even two turtledoves or two young pigeons. Because He knows that sometimes His children have only one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour and that is the best they can do. It is their best and He knows it.

Because He didn't need Jesus to sacrifice Himself to show us that it's not the law, it's what is in the heart that matters to God, WE needed Jesus to sacrifice Himself and show us this. The verse you quoted is all the more reason to believe that Jesus knew what He was talking about ... God cares about your heart and your soul more than He does about any sacrifice you make. Such is His glory.

Answer 3

This was merely accomodation for the very poor. The normal requirement was that blood should be shed.
However:
"For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin." (Hebrews 10:4)
Even in the Old Testament, David understood this: "For Thou dost not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; Thou art not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise." (Psalm 51:16,17)

All of the sacrifices, indeed all of the implements of religious service were simply object lessons, to teach spiritual truths and principles, which would be fulfilled in Jesus Christ and His atoning blood.

"Therefore let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day - things which are a mere shadow of what is to come - but the substance belongs to Christ." (Colossians 2:16,17)

THe Old Testament tabernacle typified the dwelling place of God. The Holy of Holies was the place God dwelt. The high priest could only enter into the Holy of Holies, the immediate presence of God, through the sprinkling of sacrificial blood.
When Jesus Christ entered into Heaven, the true Holy of Holies; it was necessary for Him to enter not with the blood of sacrificial animals, but with His own blood, which He shed to atone for the sins of the people He was representing before God - namely, everyone who trusts Him as Savior.
"Without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness."
(Hebrews 9:22)

Answer 4

God wanted to make sure even the poorest person could have their sin "covered".All that was pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of a perfect lamb without spot or blemish.Atonement means covering,not cleansing.Jesus is the only one who really cleansed our sin and it didn't cost the richest or the poorest a penny.

Answer 5

Remember what started all this? Cain made an offering of the fruits of his labor in the field. Abel made one of flesh, which has life. God was mad at Cain and pleased with Abel. This made Cain mad so he killed Abel. And all the sacrifices were just tempoary until Jesus came and forgave all sin.

Answer 6

The sin offerings of the law only pushed ones sin back 1 year.
Jesus' offering completely wipes away all of our sins past, present and future if ones accepts it.
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Answer 7

You notice, this was a continual thing. Jesus (God) made atonement for our sin by dieing for us. Since that perfect sacrifice, none other has been needed.

Answer 8

The old testament sin offerings, under the law, were always temporary until God fullfilled the law through Jesus Christ on the cross. So it is important to remember that Jesus Christ is the plan of God to save us from sins sting which is hell.

Answer 9

The animal sacrifices were a substitute for the real thing.

Answer 10

heck Randy go one step further. Even that was not necessary.

"O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept us graciously: so will we render as bullocks the offerings of our lips" (Hos.14:1).

"Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, and repenteth him of the evil" (Joel 2:13).