Ezekiel 43:22-26

For the rest of that week, the priests offered three animals daily as *sacrifices. *Bulls, sheep and goats were the three kinds of animal that the *Israelites could use for *sacrifices. Before the priests could offer an animal, they had to check it. Only perfect animals were suitable for use as *sacrifices (Leviticus 22:17-24). God deserves the best things that we can give to him.

The *sacrifices during this opening week were all *sacrifices because of *sin. It was only because of human *sin that this *altar was necessary. God created people to be perfect. But *sin has ruined their relationship with God.