The Law of Moses is not the whole law of God. In Genesis 1:14 we see the first instance of the laws being given to us by the sun and moon allowing us to calculate when the holy days are. The first sacrifice for sin is Genesis 3:21, when God clothed them with the skin of an animal. You need to acknowledge that Genesis is the only book of the Bible that covers over 3,000 years and it does not have a lot of detail for any of that time or it would be much larger than the rest of the book combined.
In Genesis we see another sacrifice and we have no idea of how many sacrifices were before this time or how many after this time nor how many years were involved. Genesis 4:2 states that able kept sheep and in 4:4 he sacrifices a sheep to the Lord. Thus we know that sacrifices were from the beginning of time and Moses was over 3,000 years later in history. We must also ask why he sacrificed to the Lord. If it were not commanded, would Cain’s sacrifice have been rejected, as free will offerings have a different set of rules? The main reason for his sacrifice to be rejected is it did not fulfill the requirements for a commanded sacrifice.
In 7:2 we see a differentiation between clean and unclean animals, thus the food laws were in effect long before Leviticus 11. In 7:8 we also see a difference between clean and unclean. In Genesis 8:20 Noah made an offering of only clean animals. We ask why he made an offering and was it commanded. There were daily sacrifices for every day of the week, which were not part of the sacrificial laws and existed long before the sacrificial laws were enacted to allow Israel to have their sins covered. Remember they were in Egypt for 400 years under Egyptian rule and exposed to their gods and way of life and there were Egyptians who came out with them who were never exposed to the laws of God. Because of the great works of God some of the Egyptians were so impressed that they joined the Israelites upon their leaving.
humble servant of the Lord God Most High
In Genesis we see another sacrifice and we have no idea of how many sacrifices were before this time or how many after this time nor how many years were involved. Genesis 4:2 states that able kept sheep and in 4:4 he sacrifices a sheep to the Lord. Thus we know that sacrifices were from the beginning of time and Moses was over 3,000 years later in history. We must also ask why he sacrificed to the Lord. If it were not commanded, would Cain’s sacrifice have been rejected, as free will offerings have a different set of rules? The main reason for his sacrifice to be rejected is it did not fulfill the requirements for a commanded sacrifice.
In 7:2 we see a differentiation between clean and unclean animals, thus the food laws were in effect long before Leviticus 11. In 7:8 we also see a difference between clean and unclean. In Genesis 8:20 Noah made an offering of only clean animals. We ask why he made an offering and was it commanded. There were daily sacrifices for every day of the week, which were not part of the sacrificial laws and existed long before the sacrificial laws were enacted to allow Israel to have their sins covered. Remember they were in Egypt for 400 years under Egyptian rule and exposed to their gods and way of life and there were Egyptians who came out with them who were never exposed to the laws of God. Because of the great works of God some of the Egyptians were so impressed that they joined the Israelites upon their leaving.
humble servant of the Lord God Most High
