Did Demons Invent Animal Sacrifice?
Azazel, Leviticus 16, and the Table of Demons
Was animal sacrifice part of God’s original “very good” creation? Why does Jeremiah 7 say God did not command burnt offerings when He brought Israel out of Egypt, and what is “the lying pen of the scribes” in Jeremiah 8:8? Who were the sons of God and the Nephilim of Genesis 6, and what do 1 Enoch and Jubilees say the giants taught? How did the spirits of the giants become demons that hunger without eating? Who is Azazel, and why does Leviticus 16 cast one lot for YHWH and one lot for Azazel? Why do Leviticus 17:7 and Deuteronomy 32:17 speak of sacrifices to goat demons and to demons? Why do Isaiah, the Psalms, Hosea and Samuel say God desires mercy and obedience, not sacrifice? What did Jesus do in the temple, what is the table of demons in 1 Corinthians 10:21, and what did James decree in Acts 15 as Irenaeus quotes it? And what does Hebrews 10 say the blood of bulls and goats cannot do?
- 00:00Demons and Sacrifice
- 00:18Eden Without Blood
- 01:38Jeremiah Challenges Torah
- 02:55Watchers and Nephilim
- 05:41Giants Become Demons
- 08:16Sacrificing to Demons
- 11:03Azazel and Atonement
- 13:50Prophets Reject Sacrifice
- 16:12Jesus Cleanses Temple
- 17:41Table of Demons Warning
- 20:50Hebrews on True Atonement
- 24:26Final Call to Mercy
“They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.”
Leviticus 17:7, BSB
“And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe all sin.”
1 Enoch 10:8, RHC