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Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

6:7 my transgression. The Levitical sacrifices had been established by God and were vitally important when offered in faith, acknowledging personal sin and trusting God’s provision of forgiveness on the basis of the shed blood of the innocent substitutes. They were of no avail, of course, if offered simply as a ritual or for other unworthy motives.


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