“They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.”
The promise that the sacrifices of God will be eaten, but the LORD does not accept them, and that now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins suggests that ritual observance cannot compensate for covenant violation. The eating of sacrifices by human consumers indicates that the sacrifices have been reduced to mere consumption rather than meaningful atonement. This verse reiterates that no amount of ritual activity can substitute for genuine return and faithfulness.
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