Animal sacrifices were "never" offered as an act of praise! They only had one purpose and that was for the temporary atonement for sins of the individual or the nation of Israel because w/o the shedding of blood there was no remission of sin. Why haven't christians been doing so for the past couple of millennia if it was proper? Jesus became that blood atonement for us thus eliminating the need for them. Jesus wouldn't honor an animal sacrifice made unto him because that is not the acts of praise he desires. Here are some verses: Isaiah 1:11 (NLT) "
“What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls and lambs and goats." Hosea 6:6 - "I don’t want your sacrifices—I want your love; I don’t want your offerings—I want you to know me." "For You will not delight in my sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." (Psalm 51:16-17) Mark 12:23 - "And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Matt. 9:13 - "Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Heb. 10:4-10 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, ( It's God that did away w/ animal sacrifices) that he may establish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." There are more but I think you get the gist. Why would you want to do something that God hates and despises and that he doesn't want? The whole purpose of Christ's coming was to do away w/ the need for animal sacrifices. The only reason one would continue to do so would be in the hope of elevating themselves and not God and purposely going against the will and desire of the Godhead. The millennia rule of Christ will continue to be by love, grace, mercy and forgiveness. The law and sacrifices will never return. But don't listen to me, it's God and Jesus in those verses talking, listen to them!
“What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls and lambs and goats." Hosea 6:6 - "I don’t want your sacrifices—I want your love; I don’t want your offerings—I want you to know me." "For You will not delight in my sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." (Psalm 51:16-17) Mark 12:23 - "And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Matt. 9:13 - "Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Heb. 10:4-10 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, ( It's God that did away w/ animal sacrifices) that he may establish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." There are more but I think you get the gist. Why would you want to do something that God hates and despises and that he doesn't want? The whole purpose of Christ's coming was to do away w/ the need for animal sacrifices. The only reason one would continue to do so would be in the hope of elevating themselves and not God and purposely going against the will and desire of the Godhead. The millennia rule of Christ will continue to be by love, grace, mercy and forgiveness. The law and sacrifices will never return. But don't listen to me, it's God and Jesus in those verses talking, listen to them!