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Psalm 40:6a "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire..."
Day 328 – Psalm 40
“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire…” Psalm 40:6a
THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM
It was God who gave instructions to Moses as to how Israel was to worship Him. That system included making sacrifices and bringing offerings to God.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM
Israel never fully comprehended the full significance of the elaborate worship system that God gave. There were rich symbolic truths that were to be found in the elements of worship. Sadly, Israel reduced everything to mere religious rituals. (In time to come the prophets of God would proclaim that mere ritualistic worship forms were rejected by the Lord {Isaiah 1:10-15}).
A PROFOUND NEW THOUGHT
The following text may almost be seen as a radical theological statement.
“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.”
Psalm 40:6