Why Do the Wicked Still Sacrifice?

A preview of June's email-only article.

Mouaadh Tobok

WE CANNOT MANIPULATE God.

That sounds obvious, right? But if it's so apparent, why do people still attempt to do so?

Solomon wrote about the sacrifices of wicked people and how they are an abomination to God, which lead me to ask why. Why would the wicked even bother offering sacrifices to the Lord?

I attempt to answer that very question in this month's email-exclusive article. And, while the concept of sacrifice might seem foreign to us, we still do the very same things Solomon warned against.

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THE WORD SACRIFICE is a foreign term to our ears. Sacrifice carries tones of ancient mythologies, Eastern mysticism, or Central American temples. We still use the word, but it carries a different connotation, often in the context of time or money. A good man might sacrifice to provide for his family, for example. 

Readers of the Old Testament are familiar with concept of sacrifice in the Jewish context, but the notion still rings odd in the 21st century Western ear because of our lack of first hand knowledge. It's a little like learning about music from a book; you have to experience it for yourself to understand. 

Nevertheless, sacrifice was an essential part of the ancient world.

 

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