Sacrifice is the ground of all God's bestowments and blessings. There is one principle which runs through the Scriptures from end to end, like the lead in a pencil, and that is, that all God's approaches to man, and all man's approaches to Him, are on the ground of sacrifice.
1. Acceptance. Abel's acceptance with the Lord (Hbr 11:4).
2. Regeneration. Noah's looking out on a new world in covenant promise (Gen 8:20-21).
3. Preservation. Israel's protection in Egypt (Exd 12:13).
4. Access. Entrance into the holiest of all in the tabernacle (Lev 16:14).
5. Cleansing. Cleansing of the leper (Lev 14:6).
6. Consecration. Consecration of the temple (1Ki 8:5).
7. Bestowment. The bestowment of a kingdom (1Sa 16:1-5).
All the above blessings and many more, are grounded upon sacrifice.