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What are the two reasons people offered sacrifices in Old Testament times?

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People offerred sacrifices in Old Testament times to:

Propitiate God in case they had offended him;
Give thanks for good fortune
- Genesis says that Noah made a sacrifice after surviving the Flood; Luke shows how sacrifices were offerred for the birth of a son;
Seek God's favour for the future.

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