and were only truly offered when the offerer was conscious of his guilt and felt a need

both of a Deliverer and the moral necessity of repentance; a repentance that not only

turned from the sin committed, but turn the heart toward the God Who had been so

grievously offended.

A fitting conclusion would be a prayerful reading of  Psalm 51:  in its entirety,

observing the Psalmist's consciousness of sin, his inability to provide any sacrifice that

could meet his dire need, the desire for cleansing within, the desire for restoration and

usefulness, and the complete endorsement, after all has been said, of the very sacrificial

system which at first appears to be refuted and obsolete.