Everything in the Jewish service had been misinterpreted and misapplied. The purpose of the sacrificial offerings had been perverted. They were to symbolize Christ and His mission, that when He should come in the flesh, the world might recognize God in Him, and accept Him as the world’s Redeemer. But their lack of true heart service for God had blinded the Jews to a knowledge of God. Exactions and ceremonies and traditions were the sum total of their religion.{5BC 1086.2}

Alt i den jødiske tjeneste har været fejlfortolket og brugt forkert. Formålet med ofrene er blevet fordrejet. De skulle symbolisere Kristus og Hans mission, så når Han skulle komme i ødet, kan verden genkende Gud i Ham, og acceptere Ham som verdens Forløser. Men deres mangel på sand hjertefølt tjeneste for Gud forblindede jøderne mod at kende Gud. Tvangsydelser, ceremonier og traditioner blev den totale sum af deres religion.