Animal sacrifices were very important, for they had been commanded by God as part of Israel’s worship under the Mosaic Law.
قَالَ يَسُوعُ :‏ « اُتْرُكْ قُرْبَانَكَ هُنَاكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَٱذْهَبْ صَالِحْ أَخَاكَ أَوَّلًا ،‏ وَحِينَئِذٍ ٱرْجِعْ وَقَرِّبْ قُرْبَانَكَ » .‏